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European Horizon 2020 award
Professor Chantal Chenu is part of the BonePainII network that has been awarded a European Horizon 2020 award. Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease and the major cause of fragility fractures. While much is done to treat …Professor Chantal Chenu is part of the BonePainII network that has been awarded a European …
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Dr Zoe Davies brings biomechanics of walking to North London community
The Structure and Motion Lab’s Dr Zoe Davies paid a visit to a community group for older people in North London to talk about her and Professor Jim Usherwood’s Wellcome Trust funded research into human and animal walking. -
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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VetCompass at the annual SVEPM conference
The annual Meeting of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) is the highlight of the European epidemiology year and this year it was held in Elsinore, Denmark on March 16-18th 2016. Each year epidemiology researchers, … -
New VetCompass poster: Patellar luxation in dogs
New findings on prevalence, risk factors and clinical management of patellar luxation in dogs attending primary-care practice in England. A poster was presented at the recent BSAVA Congress 2016 on the findings of a VetCompass study, conducted … -
VetCompass-like system captures animal health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand
Researchers have completed a 4-week pilot project designed to determine the feasibility of leveraging companion animal and equine health data from primary-care veterinary clinics in New Zealand. A prototype surveillance system, similar to that used … -
Award for Diabetes Remission Research
A VetCompass project entitled “Diabetic Remission in Cats Examined in UK Primary-Care Veterinary Practices: Occurrence and Risk Factors” helped Ruth to win the Dechra Early Career Endocrinology Researcher prize at last week’s American College of … -
VetComapss at WSAVA/FECAVA Congress 2017
The 42nd Congress of WSAVA/FECAVA took place in Denmark from Sept 23-28, 2017. Denmark is the Land of Fairy Tales, a small country measured in acres but large in spirit and history, and the congress was a huge success. Breed–related health comprised … -
PhD success for VetCompass researcher Dr Maddy Mattin
Congratulations to Maddy Mattin who recently completed her PhD on canine degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD), the most common heart disease in dogs. This PetPlan funded work aimed to document the prevalence of DMVD, evaluate survival … -
VetCompass reveals scale of bracycephalic crisis at London Vet Show
The scale of the current and upcoming issues related to the unprecedented demand for certain brachycephalic dog breeds is now starting to be realised. The current popularity of breeds such as the Pug, French bulldog and Bulldog has led to a huge …