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• Skeletal regeneration expert joins RVC to investigate osteoarthritis gene therapy

  

  Dr Scott Roberts has joined the RVC as Senior Lecturer in Translational Skeletal Research in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

   31 Mar 2020

  Dr Scott Roberts, who joins the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as Senior Lecturer in Translational …

• Almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition according to the largest ever study of this breed.

  Disorders of Persian cats

  Almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition according to the largest ever study of this breed. The research, which was conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, revealed that haircoat disorders, dental disease, overgrown nails and eye discharge are the most common conditions diagnosed in the Persian cat.

• Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control

  

  At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in emerging infections, a group of leading veterinary and medical professionals have spoken out about the need for health professionals to function within broader multidisciplinary teams in order to mitigate against human pandemics and help the health of the globe.

   05 Oct 2020

  At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in …

• Lily the barn owl reveals how birds fly in gusty winds

  

  Newly discovered avian suspension system has implications for bio-inspired aircraft

   21 Oct 2020

• RVC invites UK dog owners who acquired a puppy since January 2019 to take part in huge national study

  

  The ‘Pandemic Puppies’ study will explore how the Covid-19 lockdown has affected puppy buying in the UK

   10 Nov 2020

• RVC research finds memory-boosting effects of a dietary supplement for cognitively-impaired dogs with epilepsy

  

  Changing the fat profile of the diet of dogs with hard-to-treat epilepsy can not only improve their seizure control, but also their cognitive abilities

   02 Dec 2020

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), funded by The American Kennel Club Canine …

• New research by the RVC could hold key to new treatments for Cancer and Neurodegeneration

  

  New interaction found in cells that could lead to development of novel therapies for pathological conditions in humans and animals

   18 Dec 2020

  A new study, led by the RVC, has found a new interaction within cells that could lead to the …

• Recognising early signs of heatstroke in dogs can save lives

  

  More than half of dogs that are taken to veterinary clinics with severe heatstroke go on to die from the condition, according to a new study. Image credit: Nottingham Trent University The risks to dogs are much lower, however, if these cases …

   26 Mar 2021

• 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

   12 May 2021

• New RVC-Sanger research examines the impact of mass drug administration on the genome of a major parasitic disease

  

  A new study, produced in partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Imperial College and the Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health, Uganda, has been published in Nature Communications.

   18 Aug 2021

  A new study, produced in partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), the Wellcome …