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• Dinosaur Art and Science Blended in RVC and City of London Academy Collaboration

  

  Five-week ‘science through art’ after-school outreach project exploring themes of evolutionary diversification and adaptation

   24 Jul 2017

• Genes and environment in type 1 diabetes : a multi-species approach

  

  Professor Lucy Davison has been awarded a MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to work on "Genes and Environment in Diabetes Mellitus: a multi-species approach".   Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) arises as the result of many different genetic and …

   29 Mar 2018

  Professor Lucy Davison has been awarded a MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship to work on "Genes and …

• New paper on canine brachycephaly and upper respiratory disease!

  

  A new VetCompass paper published this week in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology (CGE) explores upper respiratory tract disease and brachycephalic associations in dogs: Epidemiological associations between brachycephaly and upper respiratory tract …

   15 Jul 2015

• Chronic Kidney disease in cats explored

  

  Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 1.2% cats attending primary-care practice in the UK, a new study has revealed. The research, carried out by the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompassTM programme, also investigated risk …

   16 May 2019

• Diagnosis and management of Cushing's syndrome in dogs explored

  

  Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome) is one of the most common endocrine diseases in dogs attending primary-care practice, affecting 0.28% of UK dogs. Dogs with hyperadrenocorticism are typically diagnosed and managed within primary-care …

   02 Oct 2019

• VetCompassTM study explores clinical management and outcomes of lipomas in dogs

  

  Lipomas (also known as fatty masses or fatty lumps) are relatively common in dogs. A VetCompass study published in 2018 identified prevalence as 1.94% and revealed that certain breeds (including Weimaraner, Dobermann Pinscher and German Pointer), …

   14 Jul 2020

• Integrating genetics with functional genomics to dissect the aetiopathogenesis of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis

  

  A Warmblood, one of the types of horse predisposed to ER Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a syndrome involving painful, exercise induced episodes of muscle stiffness and acute myonecrosis which can result in renal failure and in severe …

   12 Apr 2023

  A Warmblood, one of the types of horse predisposed to ER

  Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is …

• RVC researchers at forefront of new zoonotic funding programme

  

  Researchers from the RVC are leading projects to tackle brucellosis in cattle in West and Central Africa, study influenza in poultry faming in Bangladesh and investigate the epidemiology and evolution of novel zoonotic hybrid schistosomiasis in Senegal and Niger

   14 Nov 2014

  The RVC has been awarded more than £5 million as part of a multimillion pound research programme to …

• VetCompass exceeds 4 million animals!

  

  The VetCompass programme continues to grow and, as of March 2015, now holds data on over 4 million animals!   SPECIES No. UNIQUE ANIMALS Canines 1,981,111 Felines 1,369,548 Rabbits 338,485 …

   23 Mar 2015

• £1.2M Wellcome Trust Fellowship funds research into fundamental challenges of using muscles to power locomotion with legs

  

  Have you ever wondered why you can’t walk and run as fast or efficiently as you can cycle? Or why small children and birds don’t run like adults or ostriches? A new conceptual framework being developed at The Royal Veterinary College is approaching …

   29 Sep 2016

  Have you ever wondered why you can’t walk and run as fast or efficiently as you can cycle? Or why …