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New Society for Reproduction and Fertility Return to Research Scholarship awarded to Dr Lisa Thurston
Dr Lisa M Thurston has been awarded a Society of Reproduction and Fertility Return to Research Scholarship to work on the following project: Investigating the role of extracellular vesicles in gamete-oviductal cell communication in the female …Dr Lisa M Thurston has been awarded a Society of Reproduction and Fertility Return to Research …
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New HBLB grant awarded to Prof Simon Priestnall and Dr Alejandro Suarez-Bonnet
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second commonest equine tumour, predominantly affecting genitalia and the eyes/periorbital tissues. These tumours typically have a guarded to poor prognosis, and a significant proportion are likely induced by …Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second commonest equine tumour, predominantly affecting …
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Coming along in leaps and bounds – crocodiles can gallop but alligators can’t, new study finds
It’s a motion more closely associated with horses, but researchers have found that more species of crocodiles can gallop than previously thought. The study, which was led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), also discovered that by contrast … -
New RVC research highlights the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of a mind-altering parasite
A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the human infection burden of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a globally distributed parasitic infection, have been greatly underestimated.A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the …
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RVC academic joins cross-institutional team in surveillance of new avian flu outbreak
A team of academics have joined together from across the UK to monitor outbreaks of high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds and poultry in Europe and Central Asia and assess the mitigation measures required to limit the spread.A team of academics, including a Professor in One Health Evolutionary Biology at the Royal …
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New RVC research uses machine-learning to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome in dogs
Utilising machine-learning methods in clinical practice, could contribute to improved diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs -
Royal Veterinary College enables students to learn from virtual veterinary experiences in a new phone app
The free app, developed by the VetCompass team at the Royal Veterinary College supports mixed-reality veterinary experience and learning -
New research unveils the extent of painful eye condition in dogs, and the breeds at most risk
Latest research from the RVC has revealed the true scale of cherry eye, a condition which results in the appearance of a large pink mass in the corner of a dog’s eye. The study also identified the breeds most at risk of developing the condition, including English Bulldogs and popular crossbreeds, such as the Puggle. -
New study examines medial canthoplasty surgical management of brachycephalic ocular syndrome in dogs
A recent research study has examined a type of surgical management used to address brachycephalic ocular syndrome (BOS), a condition prevalent in popular flat-faced (brachycephalic) dog breeds. Due to their 'bulging eyes', a medial canthoplasty (MC) … -
RVC announced as member of the Turing University Network
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is pleased to announce that it has been confirmed as a member of the new Turing University Network. This newly established Network, launched by The Alan Turing Institute (the national institute for data science …The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is pleased to announce that it has been confirmed as a member of …