Research suggests that dogs have an extraordinary ability to detect illness, including cancer, through their sense of smell. The idea first emerged in 1989 when a woman noticed her dog persistently ...

Staff at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center (PVWDC) agree, which is why Ken, a member of Canada Task Force 2, has recently ...

Optical measurements through the skin are challenging because they usually represent averages across the various layers of skin that are illuminated. A study in Nature Metabolism uses a depth ...

As they age, your dog’s body goes through changes that make maintaining them healthy more and more challenging. All geriatric ...

Degenerative disk disease is a progressive condition in which spinal disks deteriorate. Surgery is an option, but less invasive treatments and therapies may also help. Degenerative disk disease is ...

Patients in the trial had no prior chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic disease and received at least two lines of prior endocrine therapy in the metastatic setting. Patients were also eligible if ...

Crohn's disease is part of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). There are five main types of Crohn's disease, each with its own set of symptoms. Doctors define each ...

Diseases spread through saliva include mononucleosis, strep throat, rotavirus, and even tooth decay. Many diseases can be spread through saliva alone, including viral and bacterial infections. Our ...

Most Americans have developed some level of protection against severe disease from previous COVID ... and took her dog, Shadoh, to the park. When she felt well, she occasionally could get together ...

German Shepard Puppy. Image by Negeyi via Unsplash. Dogs can smell diseases through specialized receptors in their noses. Particularly, these receptors detect chemical changes in human sweat, breath, ...