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• RVC research finds potential in ground-breaking new dietary treatment for canine epilepsy

  

  Research shows that small changes to the diets of dogs with hard-to-treat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the number of seizures and improve the quality of life for affected dogs and their owners.

   06 May 2020

  Research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), funded by The American Kennel Club Canine …

• Epidemiology - VetCompass

  The currently high proportion of dogs that are brachycephalic suggests that issues around the health and population explosion associated with these breeds should be considered as a major welfare issue for dogs at a population level.

• New research by the RVC identifies markers for key health and productivity traits in sub-Saharan African chicken populations

  

  New study finds that birds from two distinct indigenous chicken populations (ecotypes) in Ethiopia share several genetic regions linked to important productivity and disease resistance traits

   14 Oct 2020

  A new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of Liverpool, the University of …

• VetCompass™ study explores the classification, diagnosis, and clinical management of seizures in dogs

  

  Substantial differences between epilepsy classification in clinical records and those assigned by researchers based on formal guidelines support the need for greater integration of diagnostic guidelines in clinical practice

   03 Nov 2020

• Get brushing: Dental disease tops the list of most common problems in UK dogs, according to new study by the RVC

  

  In line with Pet Dental Health Month, findings from the study revealed the most common health problems of dogs are dental disease, ear infection and obesity

   17 Feb 2021

• RVC academic receives grant for vital research exploring the risk of fracture among Thoroughbreds

  

  Grant awarde by the Alborada Trust to Dr Debbie Guest, for research which has the potential to make a significant improvement to Thoroughbred health and welfare

   05 Mar 2021

  A Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a grant, worth …

• Researchers develop combined cellular and molecular treatment to help improve recovery after spinal cord injury

  

  New type of combined cell treatment with the aim of improving recovery after spinal cord injury in companion animals and, ultimately, humans.

   30 Mar 2021

  A team of researchers, led by Dr Nicolas Granger at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Dr Liang- …

• New research paves the way for improved therapeutic methods for chronic inflammatory conditions in humans

  

  New research has demonstrated how neural connections to the spleen, one of the body’s main lymphoid organs, can be modulated with implanted electrodes to regulate systemic immune responses.

   10 May 2021

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Galvani Bioelectronics, Queen Mary University …

• 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 pandemic

   07 Jul 2021

  A new study from a team of researchers at the Royal Veterinary College, Griffith University and …

• 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 …