Dogs may really be man‘s best friend — at least if that can be measured by how often dogs approach their male owners, compared with their female owners. The closest relationships appear to be between neurotic men and their …
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Pet Detective: A Dog that Sniffs Out Colon Cancer
Your pet pooch already lowers your blood pressure and provides emotional support. What if it could also identify your early-stage colon cancer?
Don’t give a dog a bone, FDA says
According to the Humane Society, nearly 40% of Americans own a dog, and roughly a quarter own more than one. Dogs provide us with companionship, protection, slobbery kisses, and recently, perhaps even clues for cancer treatments. So, it makes sense that owners want to give them some special rewards. Yet, though they may seem a natural
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Calling on canines for cancer clues
If slobbery kisses and adoring tail wags weren’t enough to secure dogs’ reputation as man’s best friend, a new initiative from some creative cancer researchers may do just that. By recruiting pet dogs with naturally occurring cancers into clinical trials, oncologists may be able to develop treatments that could eventually be used
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How dogs think
You may believe that toddlers in your family are budding young geniuses. But according to canine expert Stanley Coren from the University of British Columbia, two-year-old kids are in fact no smarter than dogs. The average canine can learn more than 150 words, understand basic arithmetic and intentionally deceive other dogs and humans to …