Sentences with phrase «dogs used in the study»

Although the small number of dogs used in the study may have been a limiting factor, there were some promising trends seen in preliminary data.

George, the dog used in the study, was able to detect the melanoma approximately 99 percent of the time.

(It should be noted that the dogs used in the studies were guide dogs since they are trained to ignore passersby.)

Not exact matches

Dr Luis Pedro Coelho, commented: «These findings suggest that dogs could be a better model for nutrition studies than pigs or mice and we could potentially use data from dogs to study the impact of diet on gut microbiota in humans, and humans could be a good model to study the nutrition of dogs.

«People use different techniques to hydrate working dogs,» says Cynthia Otto of the University of Pennsylvania, who was involved in the study.

Using genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for humans with cancer, according to a proof - of - concept study led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

Darlene Kertes and colleagues tested the commonly held belief that pet dogs provide social support for kids using a randomized controlled study — the gold standard in research.

So if, as our research suggests, dog intelligence is structured similarly to ours, studying a species that doesn't smoke, drink, use recreational drugs and does not have large differences in education and income, may help us understand this link between intelligence and health better.

«They've made the first comparative study using nonhuman primates of the cerebral processing of voices, and they've done it with a noninvasive technique by training dogs to lie in a scanner.»

There, she tested pairs of dogs or wolves in an exercise that has also been used to study cooperative behavior in chimps and bonobos.

Dogs have the ability to distinguish words and the intonation of human speech through brain regions similar to those that humans use, a study in the 2 September issue of Science reports.

The team used gene expression profiling and found that canine B - cell lymphoma expression profiles were similar in many ways to human B - cell lymphoma, thus paving the way for future studies, including therapeutic clinical trials in dogs and humans.

«Genome - wide study in Labradors reveals a modifier gene for copper toxicosis: Using dogs to sniff out modifier genes for copper toxicosis.»

Using a series of touchscreen tests, Lisa Wallis and Friederike Range of the Messerli Research Institute at Vetmeduni Vienna have now studied these domains in pet dogs of varying ages.

Although the statistics used in the new analysis aren't perfect, the study probably gets closer to the truth in unearthing dogs» origins, some researchers say.

The largest ever study of howling in the «canid» family of species — which includes wolves, jackals and domestic dogs — has shown that the various species and subspecies have distinguishing repertoires of howling, or «vocal fingerprints»: different types of howls are used with varying regularity depending on the canid species.

In the first study, the researchers have used technologies at the SNP&SEQ Technology Platform at SciLifeLab to compare genes from healthy dog individuals with genes from individuals with breast cancer.

The POMC gene in mice and rats, which are more commonly used to study obesity, isn't as similar to our own as dogs» POMC.

A total of more than one million children were included in the researchers» study linking together nine different national data sources, including two dog ownership registers not previously used for medical research.

A recent study published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology in November 2017 describes recently discovered rock carvings in the Shuwaymis region of the northwestern Saudi Arabian desert, illustrating prehistoric hunting practices, using dogs as assistants.

Studies were conducted in compliance with both UDSA and NIH guidelines for the use of dogs in research.

A 2013 study published in the journal Animal Cognition concluded that dogs could identify images of other dogs among pictures of humans and other animals, using their visual sense alone.

When studying to teach the blind in Melbourne, Mr Kua started using his first guide dog.

There seemed to be a greater amount of satisfaction and happiness in those who owned dogs than any other kinds of pets (like cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, fishes, and chickens) used in the study.

Her research initially focused on the identification and characterization of juvenile dilated cardiomyopathy in Portuguese water dogs and has led to several ongoing studies, including most recently the evaluation of various candidate genes for use in a therapeutic gene transfer approach to improve cardiac function in failing hearts.

Doramectin — Doramectin, another avermectin, has been used in a study involving 23 dogs that received weekly subcutaneous injections of 600 µg / kg.10, 31 None of the animals showed adverse effects with doramectin; however, this drug should not be used in ivermectin - sensitive breeds of dogs.

In another study using the Veterinary Medical Database for the period 1980 through 1994, it was concluded the risk for bone cancer in large breed, purebred dogs increased twofold for those dogs that were also sterilizeIn another study using the Veterinary Medical Database for the period 1980 through 1994, it was concluded the risk for bone cancer in large breed, purebred dogs increased twofold for those dogs that were also sterilizein large breed, purebred dogs increased twofold for those dogs that were also sterilized.

In large breed dogs, hip dysplasia occurred twice as often among fixed males versus intact males used for study.

Study using a half - dose canine parvovirus and distemper vaccine in small breed adult dogs.

Recently, studies have been done to examine the use of gene therapy to treat type I diabetes in dogs.

If you are interested in weight loss programs for dogs, there is an interesting study online about research into the possibility of metabolic disorder in dogs which describes the regimen for weight loss used in the study.

A guide dog dropout learned to detect bladder, kidney, and prostate cancer, accurately spotting cancer 95 percent of the time — better than some lab tests used for cancer screenings, according to a study in the European Respiratory Journal that also highlighted four trained dogs that could detect lung cancer with an accuracy of 71 percent while properly ruling out cancer 93 percent of the time.

A lot of research is currently in progress with better designed studies to make a final conclusion on the use of training collars for dogs and how they affect pets.

An open - label prospective study of the use of l - theanine (Anxitane) in storm - sensitive client - owned dogs.

QUEST stands for Quality of Life and Extension of Survival Time, and was an international, multi-centre clinical study comparing 2 treatments used to combat CHF in dogs, pimobendan and an ACE inhibitor (benazepril hydrochloride).2

The authors of the publication conclude: «This study offers the most compelling evidence to date demonstrating the beneficial effect of pimobendan when compared with benazepril for extending survival in dogs with CHF caused by MMVD when used in conjunction with other standard therapy.»

In order to confirm such findings, future cross-cultural studies on dogs should combine the use of surveys with observational methods.

In a study just published in February 2013 by The University of California - Davis using Golden Retrievers, one of the findings indicated that the development of hip dysplasia in male dogs doubled in those dogs neutered prior to one year of agIn a study just published in February 2013 by The University of California - Davis using Golden Retrievers, one of the findings indicated that the development of hip dysplasia in male dogs doubled in those dogs neutered prior to one year of agin February 2013 by The University of California - Davis using Golden Retrievers, one of the findings indicated that the development of hip dysplasia in male dogs doubled in those dogs neutered prior to one year of agin male dogs doubled in those dogs neutered prior to one year of agin those dogs neutered prior to one year of age.

Impact of the study: The results have health implications for Golden Retriever companion and service dogs, and for oncologists using dogs as models of cancers that occur in humans.

You can find the links to those studies here: https://thehappypuppysite.com/the-evidence-for-positive-reinforcement-training-in-dogs/ As someone who has trained both ways, having been for many years a traditional trainer, I can vouch for the improvement in the way I relate to my dogs when the use of punishment is ruled out of the equation.

Most breeders don't use pet dogs; they study pedigrees and the winning dogs in the show rings, then choose the dog (s) they want to use.

If the study proves to be successful it may be used to prevent arthritis in dogs.

Studies suggest that dogs with hind leg lameness due to OA will respond positively to weight reduction and can even display observable improvements in hind limb use!

Adequan has more proven benefit in dogs including studies that used a small camera to look into the joints (arthroscopy) and examine the cartilage and I have seen significant improvement in mobility in many dogs that helps them go back to longer walks and running.

Specifically, this study looked at the possible use of turmeric on stents in dogs.

Scientific studies have proven that punishment fails in dog training, and here are just a few of the reasons why: The use of punishment is training your dog what NOT to do, while using positive reinforcement trains the dog... Read More

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new pancreatic enzyme supplement in dogs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) by comparing the treatment response to that for another product that has already been successfully used in dogs.

The studies have also shown that the dogs are losing interest in those toys that are not making any sound or that are hard to use and play with them.

In conclusion, there doesn't seem to be any good study that would clearly compare the use of dog training collars alongside the use of positive reinforcement and punishment dog training methodology.

According to the study, dogs respond differently if you say the same thing in a neutral voice or in a positive tone, though the study didn't investigate that high squeaky voice many of us use when speaking to our pets!