NC State Veterinary Researchers Seek to Develop Treatment for Chronic Canine Allergic Diseases

Jun 25, 2013

NC State Veterinary Researchers Seek to Develop Treatment for Chronic Canine Allergic Diseases

Bruce Hammerberg and Thierry Olivry, researchers at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, are recipients of $67,474 from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund to find a new therapy that they hope will resolve chronic allergic diseases in dogs without the often unacceptable side effects of current anti-inflammatory drugs. Dr. Hammerberg, a professor of immunology-parasitology…

Jun 18, 2013

NC State Veterinary Health Complex Adds Hemodialysis Unit to Specialty Medical Capabilities

North Carolina State University’s Veterinary Health Complex has added an intermittent hemodialysis unit to the list of specialty medical capabilities available to referring veterinarians and to owners whose animals are experiencing related emergencies. One of six on the East Coast and the only one between Florida and Pennsylvania, NC State’s intermittent hemodialysis unit provides dogs,…

Jun 12, 2013

NC State Client Counseling and Grief Support Service Offers Pet Grief Education Sessions

The relationships people have with their animals are often deep and enduring and the death of a beloved companion animal can be particularly difficult for all concerned. Many owners say they are surprised by the intensity of grief they feel following the animal’s death. Those facing such a loss often have questions about the grief…

Jun 11, 2013

Golden Retriever Cancer Study Receives Grant from Foundations

Matthew Breen, a professor of genomics at North Carolina State University, is a member of a collaborative, multi-institutional team that received a $1.1 million grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) to improve detection and treatment of certain cancers in Golden Retrievers. Other team members are Jaime Modiano…

Jun 7, 2013

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Seeks Participants for Canine Orthopedic Study

Owners of German Shepherds and Labrador Retrievers are invited to have their animals receive a free orthopedic examination as participants in a NC State University study that will provide important information on the popular breeds. The non-invasive clinical study, conducted by specialists at the Veterinary Health Complex, involves a single visit during which x-rays and…

Jun 4, 2013

Canine Foundations Support NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher

Matthew Breen, a professor of genomics at North Carolina State University, is a member of a collaborative, multi-institutional team that received a $1.1 million grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) to improve detection and treatment of certain cancers in Golden Retrievers. Other team members are Jaime Modiano…

Jun 4, 2013

Study of House Finch Disease May Aid Understanding of How Human Diseases Spread

A unique form of pink eye found in some songbird species has given researchers insight into how disease virulence – or severity of harm to the host – evolves in conjunction with a susceptible population’s density and/or disease resistance. These findings may help scientists understand and predict the impacts of highly contagious human diseases, like…

May 29, 2013

House Finch Disease Helps Researchers Better Understand Spread of Contagious Human Diseases

The evolution of higher virulence during disease emergence has been predicted by theoretical models, but empirical studies of short-term virulence evolution following pathogen emergence remain rare...

May 22, 2013

NC State Student Receives Scholarship from American Veterinary Medical Association

Danielle Lindquist, who just completed her first year at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of eight DVM students selected by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to participate in a special symposium celebrating the association’s 150th anniversary. Lindquist, and the seven other national recipients, will receive a $2,500 scholarship from…

May 15, 2013

CVM Behaviorist Urges Increased Awareness to Help Protect Children from Dog Bites

More than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the United States with some 800,000 receiving medical treatment. Children, age five to nine, are the most common bite victims and are far more likely to be severely injured with bites to the face and head. Barbara Sherman, a veterinary behaviorist at NC…

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