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• RVC study explains the weakness in the most common muscle disorder of Labrador Retriever dogs

  

  Researchers at the Comparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory have revealed mechanisms explaining weakness common muscle condition of Labrador Retriever dogs

   12 Jan 2017

  Researchers at the Comparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory at the RVC have revealed the …

• VetCompass™ study explores the classification, diagnosis, and clinical management of seizures in dogs

  

  Substantial differences between epilepsy classification in clinical records and those assigned by researchers based on formal guidelines support the need for greater integration of diagnostic guidelines in clinical practice

   03 Nov 2020

• Cat flown from Germany for advanced RVC procedure

  

  A couple flew from Germany to England with their cat for treatment thanks to their vet hearing that RVC specialists have expertise in hypophysectomy, an advanced surgical technique.

   31 Aug 2016

  A couple flew from Germany to England with their cat for treatment thanks to their vet in Germany …

• Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership awards RVC £7m grant to build leading One Health Vaccine and Stem Cell research centre

  

  The RVC has been awarded a £7 million grant by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to support the creation of a state-of-the-art Veterinary Vaccinology & Cell Therapy Hub on its Hawkshead campus

   12 Oct 2018

• New RVC-led research assesses success of electroacupuncture in treating equine TMHS

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found electroacupuncture has good success in treating equine trigeminal nerve-mediated headshaking (TMHS), with nearly two-thirds of horses showing improvement after treatment. TMHS is a …

   17 Mar 2025

• Shelling out the facts: New RVC study reveals most common health disorders of tortoises in the UK

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed beak abnormalities, overgrown nails and shell abnormalities as the most common health disorders affecting pet tortoises, terrapins and turtles in the UK. As the largest study of …

   17 Apr 2025

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed beak abnormalities, overgrown …

• New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Michael Doube

  

  Dr Michael Doube has been awarded a BBSRC grant for the following study:  "Is the plate to rod transition in trabecular bone loss a real phenomenon or a spurious of a misused metric?" Dr Doube explains that a latticework of bony trabeculae …

   21 Feb 2017

  Dr Michael Doube has been awarded a BBSRC grant for the following study:  "Is the plate to rod …

• RVC research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have developed a method of objective evaluation that can help differentiate horses with ataxia, a neurological disorder resulting in an uncoordinated or drunken gait, from those with other mobility issues.

   04 Oct 2017

• Hyperthyroidism and neutering; is there a link?

  

  Hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland) is now a very common in geriatric cats, affecting almost 10% of cats over 9 years, but this disease was not commonly recognised until the 1980s. The reasons for the emergence of hyperthyroidism are …

   19 Dec 2017

  Hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland) is now a very common in geriatric cats, affecting …

• Latest VetCompass™ research explores seizure occurrence in dogs

  

  Seizures are considered common events in dogs. However, reliable information on seizure occurrence in UK dogs has been limited until now. Seizures in dogs are sudden, short lasting and transient events but, to date, most studies have focused on the …

   21 Sep 2018