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Bloomsbury SET - new grant awarded
The Bloomsbury SET is a partnership between RVC, LSHTM, SOAS and LSE, who received a grant from Research England to support a range of activities to address the challenges of ‘pathogen emergence’ in Europe and LMIC through the Connecting …The Bloomsbury SET is a partnership between RVC, LSHTM, SOAS and LSE, who received a grant from …
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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 … -
While demand for brachycephalic dogs remains high, understanding whether the body shape of brachycephalic breeds can be refined to reduce the risk of conformation-related disease is of priority. RVC research in this area worked to identify conformational risk factors for common disorders, and define ‘healthy conformational limits’, thresholds beyond which the risk of disease becomes unacceptably high.
Investigating healthy conformational limits
While demand for brachycephalic dogs remains high, understanding whether the body shape of brachycephalic breeds can be refined to reduce the risk of conformation-related disease is of priority. RVC research in this area worked to identify conformational risk factors for common disorders, and define ‘healthy conformational limits’, thresholds beyond which the risk of disease becomes unacceptably high.
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Investigating the epidemiology of canine heatstroke presenting to UK primary care veterinary practices
Hot Dogs – investigating the epidemiology of canine heatstroke presenting to UK primary care veterinary practices
The study will apply the VetCompass™ database to review the clinical records of over 900,000 dogs registered with UK primary-care veterinary practices for heatstroke events
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RVC receives MRC funding to generate zebrafish models of Batten Disease
Batten disease is a group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases that affects children, causing blindness, seizures, and motor and cognitive decline, and is the most common form of dementia in children. Our recent publication(1) using the yeast …Batten disease is a group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases that affects children, causing …
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The International Feline Encephalitis Study Group - Autoimmune encephalitis in cats and humans
In the past ~15 years, it is increasingly recognised that a number of neuronal cell surface proteins can be targets for pathogenic autoantibodies. These autoantibodies bind to their target in vivo and disrupt normal brain functioning, causing … -
New VetCompass study reports on epidemiology and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats
A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported on the frequency and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats. Mammary tumours in cats are uncommon but can be highly aggressive when they do happen. The study aimed to report the … -
Integrating genetics with functional genomics to dissect the aetiopathogenesis of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis
A Warmblood, one of the types of horse predisposed to ER Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a syndrome involving painful, exercise induced episodes of muscle stiffness and acute myonecrosis which can result in renal failure and in severe …A Warmblood, one of the types of horse predisposed to ER
Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is …
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Published papers
Research in relation to brachycephalic health issues from the RVC's interdisciplinary research team -
VetCompass at BSAVA Congress 2015
VetCompass enjoyed a hugely successful British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress from 9th-12th April 2015, contributing a total of 7 presentations by 5 different speakers during this well-attended event. BSAVA Congress, held …