Heart Rate Depression Due to Anesthesia – Understanding the Cause
In veterinary medicine when the technician is anesthetizing a patient with an inhalant anesthetic, the complete anesthetic protocol could include an anticholinergic to thwart ...
ACL Repair Advancement
ACL repair is a common ailment for not only humans but our canine companions. The traditional repair requires bone drilling, ligament graft, screws, and physical therapy. The ...
Heart Disease, Gut Microbes, and Red Wine
The gut microbiota may play a larger role in preventing heart disease than formerly thought and it is getting help from an old anti-heart disease friend, red wine. Red wine ...
Osteoporosis Help From Tequila?
Tequila staves off osteoporosis? Well, not quite but a new study in mice is showing that eating blue agave, a major ingredient in Mexican tequila, can stave off osteoporosis. ...
Move Again With Thought Powered Wheelchair
Neuroscientists at Duke Health have developed technology called brain-machine interface (BMI) that allows monkeys to control a robotic wheelchair with only their thoughts. ...
Amputees: 3D Printing Continues to Advance
Scientists are one step closer to being able to 3D print body parts. Using mice, researchers have had good success printing muscle tissue and implanting it. So far, the 3D ...
Biomedical Outreach – Spreading the Word
Today marks an important day in history as the first ever Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) and veterinary schools across the country are getting together to spread the ...
Canine Parvo Virus – Jumping Species
Anyone in the veterinary industry can tell you that Canine Parvo Virus (CPV) can be deadly to our pups. Since it’s rise in the 1970’s we have kept it relatively at ...
Grizzlies Making a Come Back With Research Help
While the debate and legal issues over de-listing grizzly bears from the endangered species list, for scientists, the show must go on. As part of the Endangered Species Act, ...
Depression Turned Around With Therapy Despite Genetics
Depression is a crippling disorder and if a loved one is depressed, you know the pain and suffering that surrounds this disorder. A new study is showing VERY promising hope ...