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New HBLB grant awarded to RVC
A new HBLB grant has been awarded to researchers at the Royal Veterinary College to work on Blood outgrowth endothelial cells: a novel non-invasive method for studying equine endothelial cell biology in health and diseaseA new HBLB grant has been awarded to researchers at the Royal Veterinary College to work on "Blood …
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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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Slavery carried parasites from West Africa to the Caribbean
Research confirms slave trade imported parasites carrying the bilharzia disease from West Africa to the CaribbeanPioneering genetic research involving scientists from The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), …
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Recent award from the Duchenne Children’s Trust to the Wells lab (£139,144)
Professor Dominic Wells has recently received an award (£139,144) from the Duchenne Children’s Trust for "Assessing Combination Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy". Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited lethal muscle wasting …Professor Dominic Wells has recently received an award (£139,144) from the Duchenne Children’s …
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Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs
Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded an ERC Advanced Investigator grant called "Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs". This project seeks to unify evolutionary and biomechanical research by achieving a “functional …Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded an ERC Advanced Investigator grant called "Testing the …
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International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) - Inaugural meeting - 27th and 28th March 2017
The RVC led international consortium “Networking to enhance the use of economics in animal health education, research and policy making in Europe and beyond” (NEAT) that aimed to strengthen and enhance the use of economics in animal health in …The RVC led international consortium “Networking to enhance the use of economics in animal …
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RVC and LSHTM working together for the Future of Global Health
Why One Health and veterinary epidemiology are so important to the future of global health - a debate hosted by New Scientist, the RVC and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineIn partnership with New Scientist, the RVC and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine …
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How cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana
Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab have published a paper on how cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana. Dr Tatjana Hubel, Prof Alan Wilson and collaborators from Cheetah Conservation Botswana tracked a coalition …Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab have published a paper on how cheetahs find each …
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New NC3Rs grant: Development, validation and application of enhanced-welfare technology for wild small mammal research
Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, demography and conservation. Many studies of these animals rely on a traditional capture-mark-recapture approach, which involves repeated live- …Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, …
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New concepts in research suggest that animals suffer boredom too
Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous or criminal behaviour and depression. It has been little researched from a biological perspective to date and some believe boredom is unique to humans. However, …Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous or criminal …