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Bark! Fest Recording: Dogs, Trauma, and Both Ends of the Leash with Patricia McConnell PhD

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Watch the recording of the panel at Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers, with Patricia McConnell PhD talking about The Education of Will.Zazie Todd PhD, Kristi Benson, and Patricia McConnell PhD chat at Bark! Fest 2024 and hold up the books.By Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn...

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Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates

Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, October 17, 2024 Mahsa Yazdanbakhsh Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in...

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Banned contaminants are still affecting whales in Eastern Canada

Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
A new study has found both promising and worrying trends in contaminant (chemical pollution) levels in whales off the coast of Eastern Canada. The study, published in Science of the Total Environment, shows that while environmental regulations are making progress, killer whales in the region continue to face significant challenges. Despite reductions in contaminant inputs,...

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Zazie Todd in the Vancouver Sun on Anxious and Fearful Dogs

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Look who's in the Vancouver Sun this weekend!By Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.You can read my interview in the Vancouver Sun about how to help anxious, fearful, and reactive dogs here. We talked about the book, how many dogs...

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The Science of Helping Fearful Dogs: An Interview with Zazie Todd at Dogkind Training

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Watch an interview with Zazie Todd hosted by Dogkind Training, all about how to help fearful and anxious dogs.By Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.I had the pleasure of speaking to Kelly Lee of Dogkind Training about the science of...

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Regenerative medicine news under the microscope – September 2024

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
“Regenerative medicine news under the microscope” is a monthly feature highlighting a selection of impactful research findings and headlines across the many subfields of regenerative medicine. Fall is finally here! September really delivered – lots of interesting research to cover. In this edition, I discuss intestinal organoids re-imagined as a cell therapy, lab-created blood stem...

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Interview on Dog Anxiety with CJAD Now Trending Show

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Listen to a new interview with Zazie Todd about how to help your anxious dog.By Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.I spoke to Orla Johannes and Andrea Elias on CJAD 800AM's Now Trending show.We talked about dog anxiety, the...

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How to Help Anxious, Fearful, and Reactive Dogs and an Excerpt from Bark!

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
New interviews with the author of the new book, Bark!, about how to help anxious and fearful dogs, plus an excerpt from the book.Bark! seen on Keith Baldrey's bookshelf on Global News.By Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.It's just...

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Eavesdropping on whales using land seismometers

Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
In a newly published study in Seismica, researchers used instruments on land designed to monitor earthquakes (seismometers) to detect the presence of fin and blue whale calls in the Gulf of St Lawrence.   What if we could use a seismometer to detect fins whales year long? — Credit: A. Remili What is a seismometer?  Seismometers...

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IMMpress Volume 12 Issue 2 – Canadian Immunology

Yuriy Baglaenko Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science, Policy and Politics
About the Cover This issue’s cover presents a modern and stylized interpretation of “The Jack Pine”, an iconic painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson (1877-1917). Much like the original painting, the illustration is inspired by the boreal forests, mountains, and lakes of Northern Ontario. The hiker, bathed in sunlight, stands with a sense of hope...

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