Search - News & Events
1 - 10 of 273 results
-
Wildlife trade bans not the only option to reduce pandemic risk
Researchers at the RVC, Griffith University and TRAFFIC, suggests existing systems for food safety, rather than broad, untargeted bans on wildlife trade, are key to preventing the next pandemicA new study from a team of researchers at the Royal Veterinary College, Griffith University and …
-
RVC joins forces with tech start up; Felcana
RVC joins forces with tech start up; Felcana -
Sign up to the NHS Track and Trace App
RVC staff and students are encouraged to sign up to the official NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app for England and Wales. Further information is available here. Please also familiarise yourselves with the RVC Track and Trace Process. RVC Track and … -
New study on tying-up in horses and ponies
Recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER), also known as tying up, is an exercise-associated disease that involves repeated episodes of muscle damage -
Surrey miracle pet up for national award
A miracle pet survivor from Surrey has been selected as a finalist in PDSA’s national Pet Survivor 2019 competition. Custo, a crossbreed dog from Camberley who survived an aggressive cancer of the spleen, is now in the running for the coveted award. … -
RVC breakthrough reveals the molecular mechanisms that underlie a form of ‘tying up’ in horses
Breakthrough at Royal Veterinary College as researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses -
Article awarded Journal of Anatomy Runner-Up Best Paper Prize for 2014
The RVC's Structure and Motion Lab has received the Journal of Anatomy's Runner Up Best Paper Prize 2014 for the following paper: ‘Comparative architectural properties of limb muscles in Crocodylidae and Alligatoridae and their relevance to …The RVC's Structure and Motion Lab has received the Journal of Anatomy's Runner Up Best Paper Prize …
-
Picking up mice after sanitising your hands can affect mouse behaviour
During the Covid 19 pandemic, most of us have become all too familiar with hand sanitisers, sometimes complaining of their strong smell or the feeling left on our hands, whilst appreciating their protective effects. Even before the pandemic, …During the Covid 19 pandemic, most of us have become all too familiar with hand sanitisers, …
-
Bio-inspired sensor technology to be used to help rotorcraft drones to operate more safely in built up environments
New work in the Structure and Motion Laboratory will help rotorcraft drones operate more safely in built up environments by using bio-inspired sensor technology. As part of a wider programme of work investigating insect and bird flight control, …New work in the Structure and Motion Laboratory will help rotorcraft drones operate more safely in …
-
RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.
In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), a common disorder associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. Affected animals have a mutation in a key …In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 …