Dogs

    Intraoperative assessment of surgical margins after simulated breast conserving surgery using topical application of cathepsin-targeted molecular pribes

    This trial is enrolling dogs with mammary tumors for a clinical trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a new topical near-infrared imaging agent applied directly to the tumor during…

    Randomized Controlled Trial of One Versus Two Lung Ventilation in Elective Open Lung Lobectomy

    One-lung ventilation (OLV) is an anesthesia technique by which only the lung not undergoing surgery receives oxygen and gas. When the lung that is undergoing surgery is no longer inflated…

    Diagram showing R-loop processing and R-loop dynamics parallel apoptotic progression in IRD.

    Penn Vet Researchers Uncover a Shared Cellular Stress Signal that May Drive Vision Loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Study finds buildup of unusual RNA-DNA loops in degenerating photoreceptors, pointing to a shared molecular stress pathway across distinct genetic forms of inherited blindness.

    Two veterinarians examining a cat wearing a red beaded collar, one holding the cat while the other checks its neck.

    Annual Penn Vet Clinic Delivers Preventive Care to Hundreds of Philadelphia Pets

    The Ryan Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) hosted the 16th annual Dog and Cat Wellness and Vaccination Clinic on the Martin Luther King,…

    A black lab being trained to sniff for specific items.

    Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent (link is external)

    Penn Vet’s Cynthia M. Otto and Clara Wilson and colleagues show that trained dogs can identify the odor of hemangiosarcoma, a devastating canine cancer, offering the hope of a better…

    Two people standing in a lab.

    Newly Identified Gene Deletion in Standard Poodles Sheds Light on Severe Vision Disorder

    Inherited retinal diseases form a broad and complex group of genetic conditions that cause progressive vision loss and blindness. Dogs, like humans, are susceptible to many such disorders. Because of…

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