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With the new year comes the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. While most resolutions are aimed at improving your life, pet owners should also consider making a resolution or two that will benefit the health of their pets. Dr. Lori Teller, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & […]

New Clinical Trials Leadership at UC Davis Rob Warren January 05, 2023 UC Davis clinical trials coordinator Jully Pires, RVT, examines Leo during his participation in a clinical trial assessing new treatments for feline infectious peritonitis. The Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials (VCCT) at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine welcomes Drs. Krystle Reagan, […]

Heparin has long been used as a blood thinner, or anticoagulant, for patients with blood clotting disorders or after surgery to prevent complications. However, the medication remains difficult to dose correctly, potentially leading to overdosing or underdosing. A team of Penn State researchers combined heparin with a protein fragment, peptide, to slow down the release […]

Dr. John Pascoe Honored with 2023 AAVMC Billy E. Hooper Award for Distinguished Service Trina Wood January 03, 2023 The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) recently announced that Dr. John Pascoe, executive associate dean for the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2023 Billy E. Hooper Award […]

Dr. Pamela Lein Honored with 2023 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award Trina Wood January 03, 2023 Dr. Pam Lein (in center with red shirt and black vest) with her lab group. The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) recently announced that Dr. Pamela Lein, professor of neurotoxicology, has been selected to receive the 2023 […]

Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Spina Bifida Cure Subtitle Interdisciplinary Research Leads to Historic Clinical Trial Delivering Stem Cells During Fetal Surgery to Treat Spina Bifida Trina Wood January 03, 2023 Tricia Tomiyoshi, UC Davis Health Diana Farmer, M.D., and Shinjiro Hirose, M.D., during surgery (UC Davis Health) When Emily and her husband, Harry, learned […]

A common fatty acid found in the Western diet breaks down into compounds that contribute to increased temperature and pain – but not itch – sensitivity in psoriatic lesions. The finding could lead to better understanding of how lipids communicate with sensory neurons, and potentially to improved pain and sensitivity treatments for psoriasis patients. Linoleic […]

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The Texas A&M Association of Former Students has awarded three School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) faculty members with college-level teaching awards for their dedication to students. The VMBS’ 2022 award recipients are clinical associate professors Drs. Walt Cook and Johanna Heseltine and assistant professor Dr. Annie Newell-Fugate. The recipients were nominated by […]

Six decades ago, the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) selection as the future home of a veterinary college serving Western Canada made the front page of The Saskatoon Star Phoenix — welcome news for a region suffering from a critical lack of veterinarians.