Many privately
funded animal studies, meanwhile, get relatively little federal oversight.
Not exact matches
And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is
funding the
study, as to whether commonly used food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in
animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Europe.
Forward - thinking scientists, many with
funding from PETA and its international affiliates, are developing methods for
studying diseases and testing products that don't require the use of
animals and are actually relevant to human health.
In medicine today, physician - scientists and basic scientists supplement support for their research by applying their expertise part time to develop and test commercial products.1 In my own field, vision science, university - based researchers obtain additional
funding through clinical and electrophysiologic
studies, pathology, imaging, biochemistry, and
animal model development performed for pharmaceutical and instrument companies.
Animals» presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism NIH -
funded study could have implications for treatment
This
study is among several
funded under a public - private partnership established in 2008 between NICHD and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, a division of Mars Inc., to establish a human -
animal interaction research program to support
studies relevant to child development, health, and the therapeutic use of
animals.
It also notes that
funding agencies and institutional review boards evaluate all
animal research, only approving what they consider necessary and humane
studies.
According to a
study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, companion
animals — like dogs, cats or the guinea pigs in the
study — may prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with ASDs improve their social skills and interactions with other people.
The future
studies on
animals and humans are being supported by the Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships, a unit of the South African Medical Research Council, with
funding from the Department of Science and Technology.
The National Institutes of Health had agreed to
fund the
study, which involved creating an
animal model of anthrax infection in baboons, and the university's
animal use and care committee had given it the green light.
He had no
animal model of the infection to use in his
studies — rats and mice are not susceptible — so he famously used an experimental subject that did not require ethics approval or special
funding: himself.
Powers is planning expand his
study size and is partnering with another CCTS -
funded stroke investigator who developed an
animal model of ischemia in order to analyze micro-RNA released in brain tissues at the precise area around a blocked blood vessel.
A new
study adds quantitative detail to an ongoing debate over whether such «conservation mascots» receive publicity and
funding to the detriment of
animals typically deemed less attractive.
There also tends to be little
funding available to
study a handful of individual
animals.
The causes of such unpredictable results, Harris said, can include bad ingredients in the lab, including contaminated and misidentified cell lines; poor research design, including insufficient numbers of mice in
animal studies; statistical error and overreach, including «HARKing» (hypothesizing after the results are known), a push beyond the limits of the data; and
funding pressures, which can lead scientists to hype or exaggerate their results to remain competitive for additional grant money.
Controversial
studies of
animals containing human stem cells could be
funded if they pass agency ethics review
Policymaking committees should consider giving less weight to food industry -
funded studies, and include mechanistic and
animal studies as well as
studies appraising the effect of added sugars on multiple CHD biomarkers and disease development,» the article concludes.
Researchers at McLean's Behavioral Genetics Lab are using
animal models to
study the effects of nicotine on vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a
study funded by the Department of Defense (DoD).
Committee Work and Service: Professional: Faculty member of the CSHL Infrastructure and Training to Bring Next - generation Sequence (NGS) Analysis Into Undergraduate Education; Diversity committees for the Society for the
Study of Reproduction (SSR) and American Society of Andrology; Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (vice-president and co-chair student research
funding with Mary Shaw), Reviewer for a variety of scientific journals (Lab
Animal, Andrology, Asian J Andrology, Reproduction, Cell and Tissue Research).
Since most of the research work still focuses on early basic science work and
studies in
animals, the
funding has mainly created jobs tied to laboratory construction and positions for new scientists, assistants and lab technicians, the
study said.
If approved after a 30 - day comment period, the new policy would allow the National Institutes of Health to
fund researchers who want to put stem cells in early - stage
animal embryos to
study disease, possible therapies and organ transplants.
To build upon the encouraging early discoveries, Helmsley renewed and expanded its Crohn's
funding for the Institute in 2013 to begin new work with three major aims: 1) continue
studies of individual genes to determine how genetic differences between Crohn's patients and healthy individuals contribute to the disease; 2) evaluate promising small molecules in disease - relevant
studies and prioritize insights from genetics to help develop novel therapeutics; and 3) begin basic experimentation in
animal models with Crohn's disease to provide the data necessary to begin testing new therapies in humans.
Previous work by the NC3Rs showed that many publications reporting publicly
funded animal research from the UK and US lacked key information on how the
study was designed, conducted and analysed, which could limit their value in informing future scientific
studies and policy.
He is President of the Australasian Society for the
Study of
Animal Behaviour, Fellow of the International Ornithological Union and has held fellowships from the Leverhulme Foundation, the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, and Wiener - Anspach foundation amongst other awards; he is
funded by the Australian Research Council.
The more plant foods you eat, the healthier you are... Goitrogens are another bit of nonsense blown WAY out of proportion and I have no doubt the multibillion dollar
animal agriculture industry
funds studies trying to find damning evidence against plants... well, they continue to fail.
The HEX
fund, to which you have applied the
study conclusions as if they are Holy Writ, is a different & more flexible
animal with hand - picked canadian stock underlyings plus 60 - day calls or longer, along with the possibility of higher strikes.
As so many
studies — some
funded by the Human
Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI)-- point out with increasing regularity, there are many health benefits humans can get from being pet owners.
What's more, the Pet Care Trust is on the verge of releasing the final results of a
study that it
funded along with the Human
Animal Bond Research Institute and American Humane Association, which will likely reveal the direct benefits of classroom pets on students» socialization and academic performance.
A recent
study funded by the Pet Leadership Council revealed that more than one - third of those
animals were obtained from friends and neighbors, and one - quarter were obtained from a shelter.
The human -
animal bond is a well - recognized area of study, with more than 25,000 resources now housed in the pet industry - funded Human Animal Bond Research Initiative Foundation (HABRI) arc
animal bond is a well - recognized area of
study, with more than 25,000 resources now housed in the pet industry -
funded Human
Animal Bond Research Initiative Foundation (HABRI) arc
Animal Bond Research Initiative Foundation (HABRI) archives.
Dr. Ness has a diverse
animal background including training field bred gundogs with her family, working as a zoo keeper, and participating in a grant
funded field research
study on wild ring - tailed lemurs in southern Madagascar.
Often attributed to Nathan Winograd, then director of law and advocacy for the San Francisco SPCA, the Hayden Act was actually drafted chiefly by Taimie Bryant of the University of California at Los Angeles law faculty, and holder since 2004 of the Bob Barker Endowment
Fund for the
Study of
Animal Rights Law at UCLA.
The morning's general session will feature a keynote address by Jane Hoffman, Founder and President of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's
Animals; a report on non-surgical sterilization research by the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs (ACC&D); an update on the TNR
study being conducted in Alachua County and
funded by Maddie's
Fund, a demonstration of the Feral Cat Colony Online Database; a screening of The Humane Society of the United States» new film, «Trap - Neuter - Return: Fixing Feral Cat Overpopulation,» and a Regional Roundtable discussion on «Building Working TNR Coalitions» sponsored by Best Friends
Animal Society.
The Foundation is a global leader in
funding scientific
studies for companion
animals, horses and wildlife.
The Denver - headquartered foundation is the largest nonprofit organization in the world that
funds scientific
studies to advance the health and well - being of companion
animals and wildlife.
The MAF — the world's largest nonprofit foundation dedicated to
funding research to protect, treat, and cure
animals — supports
studies in more than 50 of the world's leading research institutions, colleges of veterinary medicine, and zoos.
And HABRI annually
funds new research projects
studying evidence - based health benefits of
animals through pet ownership and
animal - assisted activity or therapy.
Dr. Larry Glickman of Purdue University conducted a five - year
study of nearly 2,000 show dogs,
funded by a grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation, the Morris
Animal Foundation, and 11 dog breed clubs.
The Morris
Animal Foundation, founded in 1948, is dedicated to improving the health and well - being of companion
animals and wildlife by
funding humane health
studies and disseminating information about these
studies.
Dr. Matthew Breen, Professor of Genomics at North Carolina State University and a Morris
Animal Foundation -
funded researcher, and Dr. Frances Gulland, Senior Scientist at the Marine Mammal Center, were
funded by the Foundation to
study cancer in sea lions.
The foundation is a global leader in
funding scientific
studies for companion
animals, horses and wildlife.
The Puppy Up Foundation's scientific objectives are: Broadening our understanding of the links between human and companion
animal cancer, creating a cross institutional collaborative platform, developing new approaches to research, and
funding translational cancer
studies that benefit both pets and people.
In addition to
funding all areas of veterinary companion
animal health (surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, dentistry, infectious diseases, anesthesia, etc.), we currently have chosen to focus on these three areas of
study.
Founded by a veterinarian in 1948, we
fund and conduct critical health
studies for the benefit of all
animals.
Your gift to the ACVIM Research
Fund will help advance veterinary care through continued
study of
animal health.
The
study, led by The HSUS and supported by Maddie's
Fund, focused on Louisiana and Mississippi — two states identified as having limited
animal sheltering infrastructures combined with large homeless pet populations.
Our health
study database, searchable by species or area of
study, houses our
funded research that is making a difference in the lives of
animals across the globe.
Morris
Animal Foundation, at any given point in time, is
funding more than 200 active
studies that advance the health of
animals around the world.
With every
study we
fund — more than 2,600 to date — we strive to advance the science of veterinary medicine, honoring the founding principles of Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr., and benefitting
animals worldwide
Headlined, «
Animals» presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism,» the on - line story reported on the implications of the
study, which is
funded in part by the NIH.