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Should Pets Have the Same Medical Care As People? What Pet Guardians Think

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Now that many more options are available for our pets, do people think advanced veterinary care is always a good thing or that it sometimes goes too far?Photo: SeventyFour/ShutterstockBy Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.These days, veterinary medicine is...

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Profile: Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
CCRM, the publisher of Signals, has enhanced its long-standing relationship with the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design through a new strategic alliance. This profile is one in a series of profiles that feature “people” of Medicine by Design. Some minor edits may have been made to the original published version. Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty...

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Profile: Nabanita Nawar, CEO HDAX Therapeutics

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
CCRM, the publisher of Signals, has enhanced its long-standing relationship with the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design through a new strategic alliance. This profile is one in a series of proflies that feature “people” of Medicine by Design. Some minor edits may have been made to the original published version. Nabanita Nawar, PhD “When...

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Biochemistry Poem: Cure

Andrew Zhai Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
written by Umayeer Milky header by Hedy Liu CAR T-cell cancer therapy— survival strategy: find the heaviest weaponry in the nanoscale arsenal of the anatomy; make gene edits, grow in the laboratory. In the body, a retroviral delivery; haywire artillery, erratic toxicity: not sepsis, but a cytokine storm to harness the elements, hit the target. “cured …

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Freddie the Rescue Dog and How Dogs Save Us with Grant Hayter-Menzies

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Zazie and Kristi are joined by Grant Hayter-Menzies to talk about his book, Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me.By Zazie Todd PhD.Watch episode 16 of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation below or on Youtube, listen below or via your favourite podcast app (including Apple, Spotify), or scroll down to read highlights.      About this...

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A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia

Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia Transfusion Blood Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Dr. Travis Sztainert Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that undermines blood's regular clotting mechanism. There are two types of hemophilia, known as hemophilia A and hemophilia B, which are caused by a shortage or lack of...

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Profile: Ashton Trotman-Grant, Founder Karyo Studios

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
CCRM, the publisher of Signals, has enhanced its long-standing relationship with the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design through a new strategic alliance. This profile is one in a series of profiles that feature “people of Medicine by Design.” Some minor edits may have been made to the original published version. Ashton Trotman-Grant, PhD “I...

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Assembloids to model sensory neurological pathways

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Diagram courtesy of Dr. Sergiu Paşca, Stanford University In current organoid technologies, human pluripotent stem cells are guided to differentiate into 3D structures that resemble the corresponding human in-vivo organ, which allows researchers the opportunity to study the organ’s specific cells and function. However, organoids are limited by their inability to mimic circuits or interactions...

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Companion Animal Psychology Book Club April 2024

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
“A wonderful, unusual, and healing book, full of wisdom and compassion.”—Sy Montgomery.By Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.This month, the Animal Book Club is reading Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter by E.B. Bartels.From the publisher,“An unexpected,...

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Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program helping team establish national best practices for out-of-hospital transfusions

Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program helping team establish national best practices for out-of-hospital transfusions Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, April 09, 2024 Abby Wolfe Canadian Blood Services has multiple competitive funding programs open to Canadian researchers that pursue projects related to our research priorities. Since 2017, Canadian Blood Services’ Blood Efficiency...

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