ScienceDaily: Dog News

• Ancient domesticated dog skull found in Siberian cave: 33,000 years old
  published on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:25:25 EST
  A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ancestors, with advancing gl...
• Gene therapy cures retinitis pigmentosa in dogs
  published on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:25:25 EST
  Scientists have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results ...
• Love of a dog or cat helps women cope with HIV/AIDS
  published on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:55:55 EST
  A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study....
• How the 'street pigeon' got its fancy on
  published on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:35:35 EST
  Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers reaching up over their heads like a hood. Others have feathers all the way to the tips of their toes or fanned out on their tails like tiny turkeys. Now, ...
• Birds of a feather don't always stick together
  published on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:31:31 EST
  Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new study shows that visible traits don’t always coincide with genetics: A bird from one breed may have huge fo...
• Saving dogs with spinal cord injuries
  published on Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:53:53 EST
  Dogs with spinal cord injuries may soon benefit from an experimental drug currently being tested by researchers — work that they hope will one day help people with similar injuries....
• Dogs read our intent
  published on Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:16:16 EST
  Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a new report....
• An ecosystem being transformed: Yellowstone 15 years after the return of wolves
  published on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:07:07 EST
  On the 15th anniversary of the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, a quiet but profound rebirth of life and ecosystem health is emerging, scientists conclude in a new report....
• Pet kidney injuries are similar to human kidney injuries
  published on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:39:39 EST
  For pets suffering critical illness or injury, researchers have found that even tiny increases of creatinine in blood also could indicate acute kidney damage. Using human blood measurement guidelines for acute kidney inj...
• Fungus-induced neurological disease: An underestimated risk for animals and humans?
  published on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:48:48 EST
  The mold fungus Penicillium crustosum occurs relatively frequently in food and animal fodder stored in temperate conditions. This mold produces powerful neurotoxins, for example penitrem A, which causes symptoms that are...