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New collaboration between the RVC and UCB seeks to better understand diseases of excessive bone formation
Research, led by the RVC, will explore disease causing mechanisms of two severe bone diseases characterised by bone overgrowth. A new multi-year research project, led by the RVC, and in partnership with biopharmaceutical company UCB, will …Research, led by the RVC, will explore disease causing mechanisms of two severe bone diseases …
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New research by the RVC finds promising treatment for sclerosteosis patients
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified porcupine inhibition – a strategy that blocks a key bone-related signalling pathway (Wnt) – as a promising pharmacological treatment for severe sclerosteosis. Sclerosteosis is an …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified porcupine inhibition – a …
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Gastric bloat: 80% survival of surgical cases shown in VetCompass study
An RVC-led epidemiological study involving dogs from across the UK has blown the myth that gastric bloat is almost always a death sentence for affected dogs. -
Royal Veterinary College Receives Royal Visitor
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visits the RVC to mark the 30th birthday of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) -
Structure and Motion for Schools
Professor Alan Wilson and his team are returning to Cheltenham Science Festival to take part in Science for Schools. Science for Schools 2015 is an opportunity for children from around the country to leave the classroom behind and engage with … -
RVC researchers invent oral vaccine platform to combat PCV2
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed an oral vaccine against Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) based on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PCV2 is endemic in every major pig producing country, causing PCV-associated disease (PCVAD), linked with large scale economic losses.Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed an oral vaccine against porcine …
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UFAW Scholars Congratulations
RVC students awarded Animal Welfare Student Scholarships -
RVC pharmacologist's Biophysical Society role
A Royal Veterinary College pharmacologist, Miche Campanella, has been elected to a role at the Biophysical Society, an international organisation with more than 9,000 members. The decision was made at the 60th Biophysical Society annual meeting.A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) pharmacologist has been elected to a role at the Biophysical …
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The impulsiveness of youth applies to cats also
A new VetCompass paper published in JSAP explores mortality due to trauma in cats in England, with special focus on deaths from road traffic accidents (RTA). VetCompass at the RVC shares anonymised clinical data from general veterinary practices. …A new VetCompass paper published in JSAP explores mortality due to trauma in cats in England, with …
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New grant awarded by Houghton Trust
Dr Francesca Soutter, Postdoctoral Scientist in Vaccine Development, has been awarded a grant by the Houghton Trust (who promote research into poultry diseases) for MHC diversity in commercial layer chickens and the impact on response to primary …Dr Francesca Soutter, Postdoctoral Scientist in Vaccine Development, has been awarded a grant by …