May 4, 2018
Newsweek – It’s nothing personal, cat people. But feline tumors aren’t used nearly as often as those in dogs to study human cancer, Purdue University’s Dr. Christopher Fulkerson says. Cats tend to have a type of skin cancer in their heads and mouths that some researchers are using as a model for human head and […]
April 20, 2018
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A molecule has been identified that appears to play an important role in the development of Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people around the world. Read Article: ‘Key factor’ in development of Parkinson’s disease identified
April 9, 2018
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) – Purdue University is at work to find the scientific ways service dogs help veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The university recently completed a pilot study looking into the issue. Read Article: Service dogs actually help veterans with PTSD, new study says
March 27, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Maggie O’Haire’s work into treatments for PTSD is being covered by the Washington Post.
March 2, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine is being recognized within Indiana as well as internationally through media coverage. Dr. Alan Beck quoted in TIME magazine in a feature on Barbara Streisand
March 2, 2018
Dr. Maggie O’Haire, assistant professor of human-animal interaction, was featured for her research on pet ownership benefitting the physical and emotional health of humans. “Social support is related to several health outcomes,” Dr. O’Haire said, “and animals contribute to this in different ways.”
March 2, 2018
A significant and common health concern for dogs in the United States is periodontal disease. This story references Dr. Candace Croney’s study conducted with the Center for Animal Welfare Science on the prevalence of periodontal disease in a population of dogs in commercial breeding facilities in Indiana and Illinois.
February 26, 2018
Located in the shadows of the Indiana Grand Racing & Casino outside of Indianapolis is the newly opened Centaur Equine Specialty Hospital, which offers not only the horsemen of the Hoosier State but also horse owners throughout the region access to world-class medical, diagnostic and emergency care services.
February 15, 2018
A study concerning the impact of service dogs on veterans with PTSD co-authored by Purdue Veterinary Medicine Assistant Professor of Human-animal Interaction Maggie O’Haire and Human-animal Interaction Graduate Student Kerri Rodriguez is featured in Psychology Today.
February 14, 2018
Several media outlets reported on the Veterinary Teaching Hospital being ranked number one in North America in the most recent CalPro Research Referring Veterinarian Survey that included 26 hospitals.
