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Seasonal flu immunity protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets

New research, led by scientists at Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh and published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, indicates that immunity to a seasonal influenza virus known as pandemic H1N1 that began circulating in 2009 provides protection from severe illness from H5N1 — the strain causing the current bird flu outbreak — […]

Sharks, Immunity, & Medical Breakthroughs: AP Insights

Sharks have long held a prominent place in the cultural zeitgeist, as feared as they are revered. For more than 37 years, these creatures have been celebrated around the world thanks to the Discovery Channel’s popular Shark Week programming.  But beneath the surface, these ancient Chondrichthyes could be the key to unlocking breakthroughs in human […]

NIH Awards $2.8 Million Grant to NC State Developmental Biologist for Work Investigating Organ Formation

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, a professor in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for her research investigating how cellular mechanisms guide left-right asymmetric organ formation. Abnormal left-right asymmetry underlies some of our most common and severe birth […]

Rapid Response Fund takes aim at emergent threats to feline health

Bird flu is on the move—spreading among wild birds, poultry, dairy cows and, occasionally, humans. As cases in cats rise, the Cornell Feline Health Center (FHC) has mobilized its Rapid Response Fund (RRF), awarding nearly $400,000 to establish the Cornell Feline Health Center Feline H5N1 Consortium, a team of Cornell researchers focused on investigating the […]

JAVMA: The importance of learning “least harm”

Spectrum-of-care training empowers practitioners to provide all care options, while removing stigma from more cost-effective interventions that can help pet owners avoid larger medical costs in the future.