CCMTR Research Finds Gene Regulating Immune System is Linked to Preeclampsia

Feb 10, 2011

CCMTR Research Finds Gene Regulating Immune System is Linked to Preeclampsia

Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research have discovered that the placentas of women who suffer preeclampsia during pregnancy have an overabundance of a gene associated with the regulation of the body’s immune system. Their discovery may lead to improved screening and prenatal care for these patients and their…

Feb 8, 2011

VTH Specialists Initiate National Cardiology Care Network

Veterinary cardiologists at North Carolina State University have created an interactive heart-care resource to help veterinarians and pet owners across the country support dogs and cats with heart disease. The NC State Cardiology Care Network, developed by clinicians with the Cardiology Service at NC State’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), provides a range of educational tools,…

Feb 4, 2011

VTH Dermatology Service Solves Dog’s Long-Standing Mystery Skin Ailment

By Sandy Miller, Best Friends staff writer Michele Milam lost count a long time ago of the number of times she’d taken her dog, Darby, to veterinarians. The 7-year-old chocolate Labrador suffered from allergies and had been prescribed one medication after another. When the family moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Greenville, South Carolina, Darby’s problems…

Feb 4, 2011

Tips and Tools to Ensure Pet Safety and Comfort During Travel

Dr. Brenda Stevens in the CVM Animal Welfare, Ethics and Public Policy Program was the in-studio guest recently on the NBC-17 program “My Carolina Today” where she discussed the best ways to ensure pet safety and comfort while traveling. To view the video click here. Posted Feb. 4, 2011

Jan 28, 2011

Assignment: Afghanistan- Promoting Healthy Livestock in a War-torn Country

Dr. Jim Floyd, previous head of the CVM Department of Population, Health and Pathobiology and a Colonel (retired) with the Veterinary Corps in the U.S. Army Reserve, is on active duty in Afghanistan with the Kentucky National Guard–Agricultural Development Team II. Dr. / Col. Floyd serves as the team veterinarian, working with the host nation…

Jan 18, 2011

Journal of Visualized Experiments Profiles CVM Research Technique

The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE) published a procedure article by Dr. Troy Ghashghaei and research associate Benoit Jacquet titled,” An Organotypic Slice Assay for High-Resolution Time-Lapse Imaging of Neuronal Migration in the Postnatal Brain.” Read the abstract, access a PDF of the article, and view the video here. JOVE combines written protocols with videos…

Jan 13, 2011

CVM Specialists Initiate National Cardiology Care Network

Veterinary cardiologists at North Carolina State University have created an interactive heart-care resource to help veterinarians and pet owners across the country support dogs and cats with heart disease. The NC State Cardiology Care Network, developed by clinicians with the Cardiology Service at NC State’s Veterinary Health Complex, provides a range of educational tools, advanced…

Dec 28, 2010

Canine Bone Marrow Transplant Provides Hope

The following article was printed in the Dec. 24, 2010 News and Observer of Raleigh, NC. Potter the terrier mix is 50 pounds of pet-me personality, the sort of canine who plops down when and where he wants to. "He’s not banned from any beds or couches," said his owner, Al Gibson of Orlando,…

Dec 20, 2010

Special Report: Canine Lymphoma

Author: Kerry Malak Not long ago, when a dog was diagnosed with lymphoma, one of the most common forms of canine cancer, pet guardians had little reason to hope for a cure. With success rates of less than 2% and remission times lasting on average just over 12 months, current chemotherapy protocols have not been…

Dec 13, 2010

Food Animal Scholars Program Addresses Need for Veterinarians

Raleigh, NC–At any given moment at the Brush Creek Swiss Farm in Siler City, a small herd of brown Swiss cows is hard at work. View larger screen image of WRAL report. “With this herd, right now, each cow per year is making about 18,000 pounds of milk,” dairy farmer Karen Jordan says. “We can…

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