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Alexis Ramsey

Can You Give the Flu To Your Dog or Cat? | Surprising Science - 2 views

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    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Should we come up with a flu vaccine for animals?
  • A group of veterinarians at Oregon State and Iowa State Universities is now looking into the risk of flu for an unexpected population that doesn’t have access to flu shots: dogs, cats and other household pets.
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Good Idea. Great minds think alike.
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  • “We worry a lot about zoonoses, the transmission of diseases from animals to people,” said Christiane Loehr, a professor at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. “But most people don’t realize that humans can also pass diseases to animals, and this raises questions and concerns about mutations, new viral forms and evolving diseases that may potentially be zoonotic. And, of course, there is concern about the health of the animals.”
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      If this was put out more, I bet people would take this seriously in America we treat our animals like our childern.
  • H1N1 (“swine flu“) and H5N1 (“bird flu”)
  • The first recorded instance, described in an article published by the team in Veterinary Pathology, took place in Oregon in 2009.
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Look at that article.
  • While a cat owner was hospitalized with H1N1, both of her cats (which stayed indoors and had no contact with other sick people or animals) came down with flu-like symptoms and eventually died. A postmortem analysis of their lungs and nasal cavities turned up the H1N1 virus
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Proof
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Articles are mainly focusing on H1N1.
  • “It’s reasonable to assume there are many more cases of this than we know about, and we want to learn more,” Loehr said.
  • “Any time you have infection of a virus into a new species, it’s a concern, a black box of uncertainty,” Loehr noted.
  • this news might trigger immediate concern,
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Shouldn't this be on the news then?
  • the flu could be passed from human to pet, mutate into a more dangerous form,
  • “We don’t know for sure what the implications might be, but we do think this deserves more attention.”
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      I agree very much.
  • msdchemistry on 04 Nov 12
     
    A good question Alexis... I think that people would pay for a flu vaccine for their pets.
Katy Wilson

Obama Legacy On Keystone XL Pipeline Is New Environmentalist Appeal - 0 views

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  • "Russell Graham, associate professor of geosciences and director of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum at Penn State University, says global warming will most harm the animals adapted to the coldest environments, primarily those accustomed to life in the Arctic."
    • Katy Wilson
      Katy Wilson on 06 Mar 13
       
      What about the other animals, not just the ones that are originated in the artic.
  • 40-73 percent of pregnant females could fail to bring cubs to term.
Alexis Ramsey

http://www.hsvma.org/assets/pdfs/guide-to-congenital-and-heritable-disorders.pdf - 0 views

www.hsvma.org/...al-and-heritable-disorders.pdf

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      Alexis Ramsey on 13 Mar 13
       
      121. Factor VIII deficiency or hemophilia A: the most common severe inherited clotting  disorder of humans and nonhuman animals. Inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait (carried by  females and manifested in males). Affects most dog breeds. 
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 13 Mar 13
       
      204a. Muscular dystrophy: a congenital and often inherited form of generalized muscle  dysfunction which causes signs such as poor growth, weakness, abnormal gait, difficulty eating  and swallowing, and muscle atrophy. Affected animals have serious health problems and may  die or be euthanatized. Inheritance is sex-linked in golden retrievers, Irish terriers, Samoyeds,  and Belgian shepherds. 
LeeAnna Haynes

Stem cells may hold promise for Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) - 0 views

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  • For the study, mice with an animal model of ALS were injected with human neural stem cells taken from human induced pluripotent stem cell
    • LeeAnna Haynes
      LeeAnna Haynes on 26 Feb 13
       
      "For the study, mice with an animal model of ALS were injected with human neural stem cells taken from human induced pluripotent stem cells"
  • The study found that stem cell transplantation significantly extended the lifespan of the mice by 20 days and improved their neuromuscular function by 15 percent.
    • LeeAnna Haynes
      LeeAnna Haynes on 26 Feb 13
       
      "The study found that stem cell transplantation significantly extended the lifespan of the mice by 20 days and improved their neuromuscular function by 15 percent."
Lindsey Graham

By keeping the beat, sea lion sheds new light on animals' movements to sound - 0 views

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  • evidence of an animal that is not capable of vocal mimicry but can keep the beat,
  • American Psychological Association
  • published online April 1 in APA's Journal of Comparative Psychology.
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  • "Dancing is universal among humans, and until recently, it was thought to be unique to humans as well," said Cook
  • study co-author Colleen Reichmuth, PhD, with the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California at Santa Cruz
  • ed by doctoral candidate Peter Cook at the Long Marine Lab at UCSC.
  • Apr. 1, 2013
  • six experiment
Alexis Ramsey

Human-To-Pet Transmission A Concern At The Onset Of Flu Season - 0 views

www.medicalnewstoday.com/...251146.php

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    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Still doing research, more information should some out over time
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Who would of thought that there would be a concern of human and animals sharing flu's.
  • The first recorded, probable case of fatal human-to-cat transmission of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus occurred in Oregon in 2009, Loehr said. Details were published in Veterinary Pathology, a professional journal. In that instance, a pet owner became severely ill with the flu and had to be hospitalized. While she was still in the hospital, her cat - an indoor cat with no exposure to other sick people, homes or wildlife - also died of pneumonia caused by an H1N1 infection.
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      There are allot of creditable resources in this artical.
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  • All of the animals' symptoms were similar to that of humans - they rapidly develop severe respiratory disease, stop eating and some die.
  • "All viruses can mutate, but the influenza virus raises special concern because it can change whole segments of its viral sequence fairly easily," Loehr said.
  • Veterinarians who encounter possible cases of this phenomenon can obtain more information from Loehr or Jessie Trujillo at Iowa State University. They are doing ongoing research to predict, prevent or curtail emergent events.
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 30 Oct 12
       
      Research on those two people at Iowa State University.
Alexis Ramsey

Understanding General Canine Genetics - 0 views

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  • In the dog, there are 78 chromosomes existing of 39 matched pairs which make up the dog’s “genotype”. On the other hand, the dog’s “phenotype” is what the animal actually looks like and this can be influenced by both environmental and developmental factors. For example, a dog’s adult size is partially determined by his genotype but is also influenced by such factors as health and nutrition as a puppy.
    • Alexis Ramsey
      Alexis Ramsey on 27 Feb 13
       
      Dog size depends on the dog's "phenotype". This is influenced by both environmental and developments factors. Such as the heath and the way the dog grew up.
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  • Each gene provides the genetic instruction to make one protein or control one function. For example, the genes tell the cell to produce a certain chemical or to produce a specific characteristic like blue eyes.
Indea Armstrong

Eyes work without connection to brain: Ectopic eyes function without natural connection... - 0 views

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  • scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain.
    • Indea Armstrong
      Indea Armstrong on 07 Mar 13
       
      How does that work? How can you possibly use your eyes and they aren't connected to your brain?
  • Biologists at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences used a frog model to shed new ligh
    • Indea Armstrong
      Indea Armstrong on 07 Mar 13
       
      How closely are humans related to frogs?
  • visual
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  • is the question of exactly how the brain recognizes that the electrical signals coming from tissue near the gut is to be interpreted as visual data
Katie Stevenson

New target in polycystic kidney disease - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...100913121654.htm

kidney disease animal model research

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  • Katie Stevenson on 26 Feb 13
     
    New treatments may help to tackle polycystic kidney disease
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