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Shelter Medicine is a field of veterinary medicine dedicated to the care of homeless animals in shelters or other facilities dedicated to finding them new homes. Shelter medicine includes all areas of veterinary practice important to the care and management of homeless animals and animals at risk of homelessness. Practitioners of shelter medicine must consider the health of the individual animal as well as the entire animal population. Credit: Shutterstock
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OCT 05, 2023Cannabis Sciences
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krs0YcjaMr0 Mosquitoes come with the warm summer weather, just like beach days and ice c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2018Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
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Go-go-gadget phage-enhanced nanoparticles! Researchers at Rice University and the University of Science and Technology o ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 06, 2017Neuroscience
Does size matter? For the brain, it does. Animals that are far bigger than humans, such as gorillas, who can grow to be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A University of Bath research team developed a portable, low-cost instrument that detects the presence of illegal drugs
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 07, 2023
Microbiology
In 2009, the first Candida auris infection was described, and since then it has become a serious problem in healthcare s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 02, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Growing cannabis in cold weather regions is difficult, but not impossible. Here's how to do it right.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
AUG 06, 2022
Earth & The Environment
114 years ago, the first and only nearly complete Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) skeleton was found in a cave in Fr
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JUL 25, 2022
Technology
With little to no information in the archaeological record regarding tattoos, placing their origin has proven difficult.
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAY 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 23, 2022
Technology
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced widespread business shutdowns and shelter in place ord
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
OCT 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
The ability to detect odors is important to most organisms' survival; they have to be able to find food or mates, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The generation of waste in most of our lives is astounding. We throw much of what we use in the garbage. On average, Ame
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUN 16, 2020
Immunology
Individuals struggling to recover from chronic infections and cancer usually experience reduced immune strength and weig
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2020
Neuroscience
There are a few cardinal rules when it comes to goal-setting, and you've probably heard them all before. Goals will
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 17, 2019
Neuroscience
Play is not just for humans - many animals including dolphins, cats, dogs, otters, and ravens engage in playful behavior
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Unsurprisingly, college and its encompassing responsibilities cause high-stress levels in students. One way that nearly
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
When science is restricted, pseudoscience is allowed to roam free. The same can be said of marijuana research. From acad
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 25, 2018
Neuroscience
Staying motivated to stick with a fitness program, a diet or some other new or healthy habit can be challenging. Despite
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krs0YcjaMr0 Mosquitoes come with the warm summer weather, just like beach days and ice c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2018
Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you checked your tonsils for human papillomavirus (HPV) lately? A new study raises concerns that the virus could be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Knowing where you are and what is around you is a vital brain function. It's what enables us to navigate places, fin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2017
Videos
Most people won't ever have to deal with the inconvenience of being stranded in the middle of a desert or forest, far aw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2017
Microbiology
Go-go-gadget phage-enhanced nanoparticles! Researchers at Rice University and the University of Science and Technology o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Does size matter? For the brain, it does. Animals that are far bigger than humans, such as gorillas, who can grow to be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim