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VetCompass rocks the joint in dogs
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease diagnosed in dogs and poses considerable welfare challenges. The condition is progressive and leads to impaired joint function and pain. The VetCompass™ Programme at the RVC collates de-identified EPR …Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease diagnosed in dogs and poses considerable welfare …
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VetCompass™ rocks the joint in dogs
Latest VetCompass™ study investigates osteoarthritis in dogs. A new VetCompass™ study is the largest study of osteoarthritis in dogs under veterinary care ever conducted and covered 455,557 dogs. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease … -
RVC collaborates to reveal health issues in different dog breeds
A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) veterinary researcher has been involved in an exciting collaboration to create a single resource, in an easy-to-read book format, that identifies the health issues that each dog and cat breed is predisposed to. Until now, owners have struggled to find information about the diseases their breeds are prone to because this information was often scattered across thousands of scholarly articles in academic journals. Now, following exhaustive research that examined thousands of peer-reviewed publications on dog and cat health, three veterinary surgeon researchers have finally collated all this information into a single book source for owners, vets, breeders and students. -
PhD student awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize for young researchers
Congratulations to Stefano Catalano who has been awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize for young researchers at last week's Veterinary Research Club meeting for his abstract presentation that focussed on the role of rodents in the …Congratulations to Stefano Catalano who has been awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial …
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Butterfly documentary filmed at SML
The Structure and Motion Lab has had a two-day visit from French film makers of Peaks et Trames Production. They are working on a set of four documentaries about great aerial migrations with independent documentary production company La Compagnie … -
From the geometry of a toppling table to a new ‘grazing’ gait? And perhaps why monkeys walk weirdly
In a new paper published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, two Royal Veterinary College (RVC) experts exploited the geometry of a wobbly table to explain the ‘grazing’ gait in quadrupeds as well as walking in primates. Very simple … -
VetCompass rocks the joint in dogs
A new VetCompass™ study is the largest study of osteoarthritis in dogs under veterinary care ever conducted and covered 455,557 dogs. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease diagnosed in dogs and poses considerable welfare challenges.A new VetCompass™ study is the largest study of osteoarthritis in dogs under veterinary care ever …
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Biosciences Teaching and Learning
The Royal Veterinary College is a dynamic place to study Biosciences. You will utilise state-of-the-art technology in our research labs, and a modern, innovative curriculum. You are taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and group work scenarios. The practical elements of your course will be carried out in our laboratories, and may be related to the College’s ongoing research activities -
Dr Marthe Ludtmann awarded Royal Society Research Grant
Dr Marthe Ludtmann has received a Royal Society Research Grant to investigate the redox control of a mitochondrial protein that has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Marthe will employ a …Dr Marthe Ludtmann has received a Royal Society Research Grant to investigate the redox control of …
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IVVN Exchange Award
Congratulations to Dr Sharon Kendall, Dr Ben Swift and Dr Lucy Brunton who have secured a £10,000 laboratory exchange award from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network. The project entitled “Isolation and molecular characterisation of …Congratulations to Dr Sharon Kendall, Dr Ben Swift and Dr Lucy Brunton who have secured a £10,000 …