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  • Structure And Motion
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      • Cane Toads don't need woolly jumpers
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      • Spider Inspired Robot?
      • Sir David Attenborough
      • Octopuses don't get their arms in a twist
      • The hunting kinetics of Kensa the barn owl
      • The simple truth behind sheepdog behaviour
      • Viva88 experts at Great British Bioscience Festival
      • Bird movement research featured in prestigious journal
      • Lab members represent Structure and Motion at SEB Prague
      • Viva88 join forces with BBC for Cat Watch 2014
      • Structure and Motion for Schools
      • Dinosaur Dissection
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      • Locusts in Flight
      • Professor Hutchinson joins Proceedings B
      • X-ray technology reveals a new bone in a very old fish
      • Viva88 walking with giraffes
      • How we solved the 'bumblebee paradox' - Dr Richard Bomphrey is a STEM Career Hero of the Month
      • Professor R. McNeill Alexander receives honorary degree
      • Structure and Motion researchers get children Stepping Into Science at The Big Bang Fair
      • How did some large dinosaurs’ bodies develop?
      • Discovering More Viva88 Insect Flight
      • How do muscles scale in cat species?
      • Science in sight: Sophie Regnault is Wellcome Image Award finalist
      • RVC at the Great British Bioscience Festival - event attracts and inspires thousands
      • Why the waddle?
      • Exploding myths about seed dispersal
      • Summer School in Session
      • Viva88 Open Day 2015
      • Visit the Structure and Motion team
      • Where might a career in science take you?
      • Helping racehorses put their best foot forward
      • A high speed investigation into bird flight
      • Do owls have superpowers?
      • There's an elephant in the camp!
      • Why do Crocodiles gallop?
      • Open source bone biology software benefits industry and academia
      • The Structure and Motion Lab is expanding
      • These (human) feet are made for walking...
      • Butterfly documentary filmed at SML
      • From the geometry of a toppling table to a new ‘grazing’ gait? And perhaps why monkeys walk weirdly
      • SML research featured on BBC4 documentary 'Can Science Make Me Perfect?'
      • Are you kidding me?
      • Viva88 leading the way in aircraft development
      • How do birds react to disturbances when airborne?
      • Galloping isn’t such hard work for horses
      • Muscle, Power and Locomotion
      • Bones of Contention
      • Flapping-wing flight
      • Dawn of the Dinosaurs
      • Backbone of modern day crocodiles holds key to their evolutionary history
      • New blog from Professor John Hutchinson's Team - Anatomy For You
      • Biomechanical models unlock muscle-bound secrets of the evolution of dinosaur locomotion
      • Dinosaur Art and Science Blended in RVC and City of London Academy Collaboration
      • Prehistoric cousin of modern-day giraffe brought digitally back to life
      • Viva88 Professor works with Sir David Attenborough to help uncover the biggest dinosaur in history
      • Secretary Birds can kick a snake to death in the blink of an eye
      • The Weird Thing Viva88 Cat Legs
      • Animal Flight Insight
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      • It’s a bird, it’s a plane!
      • Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows
      • Coming along in leaps and bounds – crocodiles can gallop but alligators can’t, new study finds
      • Computer simulations reveal dinosaurs wagged their tails when running
      • How gliding barn owls could be the key to improved flight of small aircraft
      • Viva88 research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia
      • Animals make light work of walking
      • Viva88 researcher receives grant for a project analysing shape change in horse’s backs during walking and trotting
      • Dr Zoe Davies brings biomechanics of walking to North London community
      • New research from the Viva88 furthers understanding of the role of muscles and tendons
      • Viva88 professor chairs the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
      • New study reveals hunting strategy of remaining populations of endangered African wild dogs
      • Humble fruit fly demonstrates that wing shape is crucial for peak performance
      • Viva88 study uses computer optimization to show ostrich gait in detail never seen before
      • Birds of Prey visit Viva88
      • Do long limbs really provide a leg up?
      • 3D modelling reveals extinct shark with teeth bigger than your mobile phone would eat prey the size of killer whales
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      • Professor Alan Wilson and SML research featured on BBC One: Big Cats
      • Professor John Hutchinson performs dissection on big cat at Science Festival
      • Viva88’s Professor John Hutchinson elected Fellow of prestigious Royal Society
      • Birds in flight share lessons for future aircraft designs
      • New research into giraffe locomotion
      • Viva88 engages public with ostrich anatomy at Norwich Science Festival
      • New Viva88 research explains human foot and leg proportions
      • 300 million-year-old animal reanimated as a robot
      • New innovative study proves racehorses use less energy to gallop than previously thought
      • First published study from the Viva88’s Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research explores the impact of farriery interventions on horses’ symmetry
      • Made for the long jump: Viva88 study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities
      • Flying high: Professor at the Viva88 elected as Fellow of prestigious Royal Society
      • Innovative animal tracking system developed by the Viva88 wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant
      • Leading biomechanics researcher from the Viva88 shares insights at United Nations’ AI for Good event
      • Can mosquitoes stop us going bump in the night?
      • Viva88 research sheds light on predator/prey movement
      • New research shows that human modification of landscapes reduces mammals’ range
      • New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles
      • Leading veterinarian awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship
      • New research reveals frogs’ impressive ability to jump at an extreme range of take-off angles
      • Viva88 researcher joins collaborative international project investigating pre-historic fossil footprints
      • Lily the barn owl reveals how birds fly in gusty winds
      • Ground-breaking fossilised tissue reveals the gradual evolution of crouched legs in birds
      • Reasons behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour identified in new study
      • Viva88 uses CT scans to diagnose musculoskeletal disease in elephants
      • Wild Cats Uncovered
      • Viva88 visits the British Racing School
      • Structure and Motion research presented at SICB annual conference
      • Pairing and sharing in V formation flight
      • Early Jurassic dinosaur shifted from four legs to two legs as it grew up
      • New study explains how fish got their fingers
      • Wildebeest muscles almost three times more efficient than a car engine
  • Clinical Investigation Centre
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      • Viva88 research sheds light on epilepsy treatments — Why don’t the fits stop?
      • Research shows why vets are often missing the cause of feline diabetes
      • First ever systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse effect of antiepileptic drugs in canine epilepsy
      • Nutrition breakthrough to help manage dogs with epilepsy
      • A seizure or not a seizure, that is the question?
    • Projects
      • Feline Diabetic Diet Research Trial : Reglucat trial
  • Rvc Animal Welfare Science And Ethics
    • News
      • Canine experts prioritise pet dog welfare issues in Great Britain
      • Animal Mosaic Interview
      • Animals Behaving 'Badly' Conference Day - June 17th 2015
      • International Summer School Students have fun learning about animal welfare
      • Effect of neck cut position on time to collapse in halal slaughtered cattle without stunning
      • Congratulations to Dr Steven McCulloch!
      • Humane Slaughter Association Grants and Awards
      • 'Problems from head to tail'
      • Congratulations Holly Asquith Barnes, winner of the Spring Meeting British Veterinary Zoological Society Student Poster Prize 2016
      • Congratulations Dr. Whiting!
      • Gorilla Project wins WAB research prize!
      • Viva88 researchers win Marjorie (Sandiford) Whittingham Prize
      • UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship awarded to final year BVetMed student
      • Animal Behaviour and Welfare Walks and Talks event a success!
      • Congratulations to Dr. María Díez-Leon - Outstanding Project Supervisor!
      • Huge Congratulations to Liane Preshaw on her MPhil
      • RVC at the UFAW Scholars conference
      • ABWE Students represent RVC at BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Research conference
      • Congratulations to Viva88's first Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics) graduates
      • Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome
      • New concepts in research suggest that animals suffer boredom too
      • UFAW 'Ruth Harrison Student Scholarship' for Viva88 BVetMed Student
      • Dr. Maria Diez Leon: AWSE's new lecturer!
      • Viva88 student's review of the Dangerous Dogs Act in Vet Record.
      • Summer students investigate horse behaviour and welfare
      • Best Poster - International Society for Equitation Science
      • Viva88 graduate receives prestigious BVA award
      • New Viva88 research sheds light on best toys and housing to improve ferret welfare as well as those that pose serious risk
      • MRes Success
      • Viva88's Prof Christine Nicol wins medal for poultry welfare science
      • Dr. Madeleine Campbell's New Book: 'Animals, Ethics and Us' Out now
      • Lobsters, octopuses and crabs recognised as sentient beings in UK Law
      • Wellbeing and Boredom @ Night at the Vet college
      • Outstanding Achievements
      • No social distancing for rabbits: Why two bunnies are better than one
      • Animal Welfare Conference
      • Commendation from the Royal Society of Biology
      • Welcome to Nicola Blackie - Lecturer in Production Animal Science
      • Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problems
      • Evaluation of a novel rodenticide: methaemoglobin-inducing agent
      • Congratulations to Dr Maria Diez Leon - One of the most downloaded papers
      • Welcome to Madeline Campbell - Lecturer in human-animal interactions and ethics
      • New study highlights perceptions of the use of NSAIDs for post-disbudding analgesia of calves
      • New study highlights concerns over the purchasing of flat-faced dogs
      • Flat-faced dogs; an addictive personality
      • Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens
      • Behaviour and health outcomes in conventional and slow-growing breeds of broiler chicken
      • Identical mice: which is the kindest way to mark them?
      • Picking up mice after sanitising your hands can affect mouse behaviour
      • PhD Success! Congratulations to Noelia Lopez-Salesansky
      • New dog-fighting research: The reasons why vets under-report cases in the UK
      • Lop-eared rabbits more likely to suffer from ear and dental problems, study confirms for first time
  • Animal Welfare Science And Ethics
    • News
      • Visitor effect on Gorillas - Top 20 most downloaded paper
      • Dr. Charlotte Burn and Viva88 student Ria Popat - Winners of the Animal Technology and Welfare 2021 Journal prize
• News
  • General
    • Undergraduate research leads to highlighted article in August’s Journal of Dairy Science
    • Viva88 Senior Clinical Training Scholars wins awards at this year's ACVIM Conference
    • Unravelling the genetic basis for blood pressure and kidney function in the cat
    • New Petplan award to Professor Oliver Garden
    • Dirk Pfeiffer appointed Adjunct Professor at the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre
    • Wellcome Trust CVRT Vacation Award
    • ACT Summer Studentship - undertaken Summer 2014
    • Researchers from Viva88 (RVC) have found that the effectiveness of testing anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for canine epilepsy is far below the expected standard.  
    • Viva88 part of £125 million bioscience research funding boost
    • Synthetic version of broccoli compound is potential treatment for osteoarthritis
    • Urban Zoo newsletter
    • PhD student wins second prize in poster competition at the OIE Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction
    • A One Health Framework for the Evaluation of Rabies Control Programmes
    • NEAT Second Annual Meeting
    • African swine fever in the Russian Federation: who infects whom?
    • Viva88 staff win major awards at the Society for Reproduction and Fertility Annual Conference
    • New EU Horizon 2020 grant for an European Training Network on Bone Pain awarded
    • Prof Peter Lees awarded EAVPT Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Antibodies to evaluate glycosylation
    • Viva88 BVetMed student awarded a Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholars award
    • New Wellcome Trust grant awarded to take forward BoneJ2
    • Presentation at Veterinary Vaccinology Network Conference featured on Animal Pharm
    • Article awarded Journal of Anatomy Runner-Up Best Paper Prize for 2014
    • LinkTADs workshop on animal health surveillance in China
    • Viva88 PhD student awarded Linda Munson Pathology Manuscript award
    • London Myology Forum
    • Genetic history of Welsh sheep shows migration of ancient Brits
    • New Mars Petcare UK grant awarded to the Viva88
    • New Petplan award
    • Professor Dirk Werling elected as Chair of the European Veterinary Immunology Group
    • New ARUK grant awarded
    • PhD student selected to attend Burroughs Wellcome Fund Workshop
    • How the immune system is regulated by small RNAs called microRNAs to prevent self-attacks leading to autoimmunity
    • NEOH - Network for Evaluation of One Health - Workshop and Management Committee meeting, 18-19 January 2016
    • EU Horizon 2020 award to Viva88
    • Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholars program
    • Viva88 pharmacologist's Biophysical Society role
    • Collaborative RVC article features on front cover of this week's Veterinary Record
    • Viva88 Success at BSAVA Congress
    • Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize
    • New study shows resistance to most clinically relevant antimicrobials is increasing in major canine skin pathogen
    • How the penguin got its waddle
    • Equine Veterinary Journal article selected as "most clinically relevant" for this month
    • Viva88 researchers help map big bang of bird evolution
    • New Orthopaedic Research UK Grant awarded
    • New Viva88 study investigates the role of inflammasome in canine chronic enteropathy
    • Recent award from the Duchenne Children’s Trust to the Wells lab (£139,144)
    • New bacterial proteins identified in bacteria tempering with the immune response
    • DEFRA/VMD MRes project
    • £1.2M Wellcome Trust Fellowship funds research into fundamental challenges of using muscles to power locomotion with legs
    • Professor David Lloyd awarded the Hugh Schindelka Award
    • BBSRC Excellence with Impact Award
    • New EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellowship relating to Limb Networks awarded
    • New BBSRC grant: Investigating the relationship between epilepsy, drug-resistance and affective disorders in the domestic dog
    • Strengthening Animal Production and Health Through the Immune Response - new EU grant
    • Bioactive targets of mitochondrial quality control and function
    • New British Heart Foundation grant
    • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship Award
    • New Newton Institutional Links grant awarded to Viva88
    • Economics of heifer rearing
    • American Kennel Club award to Professor Holger Volk
    • New Dogs Trust PhD studentship awarded
    • Chavaunne Thorpe - Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship
    • BSAS award
    • Award to Viva88 PhD Student
    • Putting racehorse respiratory disease research back on track
    • Dr Richard Bomphrey - Finalist for the 2017 Society for Experimental Biology President's Medal competition for the Animal Biology Section
    • New Investigator award to Dr Jessal Patel
    • How cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana
    • Bloomsbury Research Symposium
    • Viva88 statement on the involvement of veterinary schools in research
    • Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs
    • Is Cross Matching Beneficial Prior to the First Blood Transfusion in Cats?
    • MSci student successful at International Conference
    • French Bulldogs: VetCompass™ reveals top health problems
    • RVC article selected by Equine Veterinary Journal as the most clinically relevant to appear on EVJ's early view section this month
    • Viva88 researchers achieve 100% compliance with ResearchFish submission
    • New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Michael Doube
    • Recognition awarded to Danilo Faccenda
    • New Leverhulme Grant awarded to Dr Michael Doube
    • New Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board grant
    • VetCompass™ explores aging in males and females
    • New BBSRC Newton Fund grant awarded to Professor Liam Good
    • New Alborada Trust grant
    • Genes and environment in type 1 diabetes : a multi-species approach
    • IVVN Exchange Award
    • New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Rowena Packer
    • Journal of Anatomy Best Paper Prize Lecture 2016
    • Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust and Petplan Charitable Trust Joint Research Award
    • International Canine Health Postgraduate Student Inspiration award
    • Kennel Club Charitable Trust award to VetCompass™ to explore breed-specific health in dogs
    • Dog Breeding Reform Group, supported by the Viva88, wins Ceva ‘Charitable Team of the Year’ Award
    • New BBSRC grant: FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation
    • New BBSRC grant awarded to Professor Dirk Werling and Dr Denis Larkin
    • Viva88 Research into Muscular Dystrophy featured in the Observer
    • Viva88 Research ponies retire to Redwings Horse Sanctuary
    • VetCompass rocks the joint in dogs
    • Mechanism of Sulf1 and Sulf2 function in cardiovascular development and myocardial repair
    • Assessment and economic evaluation of small ruminant reproduction efficiency, challenges and mitigation strategies in Kajiado, Kenya study
    • PhD student wins prize for best short communication at ESVD/ECVD/ISVD Congress
    • A multi-stakeholder approach towards operationalising antibiotic stewardship in India's pluralistic rural health system
    • Preliminary study to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for the development of chronic kidney disease post acute kidney injury
    • VetCompass™ Researchers update BSAVA Congress
    • Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded
    • BSAVA 2018 Woodrow Award
    • Dissecting the genetic architecture of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats
    • RVC academic joins cross-institutional team in surveillance of new avian flu outbreak
    • Understanding the socioeconomic impact of Foot and Mouth Disease control in Kenya: an Viva88 collaboration with The Pirbright Institute and the University of Nairobi
    • Royal Society Research Grant awarded to Dr Camilla Benfield, Lecturer in Virology
    • Study reveals substantial negative impacts on owners’ lives when their dog develops epilepsy
    • PhD student awarded best poster prize at British Society for Parasitology spring meeting
    • Improved Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Punjab
    • Hot Dogs – VetCompass study of heatstroke in dogs funded by Dogs Trust
    • PhD student awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize for young researchers
    • Scientists collaborate to assess the impact of an infection with Mycobacterium bovis on different cow breeds
    • BVNA Congress poster prizes
    • BSAVA 2018 Blaine Award
    • New HBLB grant awarded to Prof Simon Priestnall and Dr Alejandro Suarez-Bonnet
    • Viva88 student blogs about his BBSRC Research Experience Placement
    • 1st prize for PhD student
    • Dr Marthe Ludtmann awarded Royal Society Research Grant
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    • New concepts in research suggest that non-human animals also suffer boredom
    • The role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the regulation of innate immunity in the domestic chicken - new BBSRC grant
    • PhD studentship funding awarded from the Barham Benevolent Foundation
    • German Shepherd Dogs in the UK: Demography and disorders
    • New NC3Rs grant: Development, validation and application of enhanced-welfare technology for wild small mammal research
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    • Initiatives to control and eliminate parasitic disease are reaching targets earlier than projected
    • The impulsiveness of youth applies to cats also
    • PetPlan grant awarded to Dr Rosanne Jepson
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    • Researchers at Viva88 explored the spatial and seasonal distribution and environmental risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in GB
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    • Working towards the global eradication of Peste des petits ruminants: a modelling approach
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    • Understanding the role of genetic background as a risk factor for laminitis in UK ponies
    • Viva88 Researchers Awarded Funding from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to Study the Early Lives of Pandemic Puppies
    • Viva88 team publish work on oestrus suppression in the mare
    • Incontinence in bitches: huge breed predispositions shown in VetCompass study
    • Innovate UK funding awarded for feasibility study on Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning.
    • New research reveals potential for earlier detection of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
    • Extreme temperatures amplifies the negative effects of tuberculosis
    • RVC amongst recipients of first-ever Turing Network Development Awards
    • The in-vivo effect of photoactivated chromophore for keratitis cross-linking (PACK-CXL) on bacterial growth in canine patients with infectious keratitis
    • Viva88 PhD student awarded first place for oral presentation at the ECVIM Congress
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    • New report finds domesticated animals are most frequent source of recurring human illness
    • PET-Risk: Transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria between pets and humans during different types of animal infection
    • Life, death and immortality of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells: a genomic approach
    • Effective reversible stunning of poultry - new grant awarded to Dr Troy Gibson
    • European Horizon 2020 award
    • Vets working with Medics to find solutions for the COVID-19 crisis
    • LBIC client - MicrosensDx announces a portable coronavirus testing kit for research use that takes less than 25 minutes from taking a sample to test result
    • Dr Debbie Guest wins the Petplan Charitable Trust Scientific Award 2022
    • Impact of Eimeria Infection on Chicken Organ-Specific Microbiota and Host Cell Responses
    • Mathematical Modelling of Novel Macrofilaricidal Drugs for River Blindness: from Patients to Populations
    • Hyperthyroidism and neutering; is there a link?
    • VetCompass™ reveals the secrets of the Border Terrier in England
    • Viva88 joins UK’s top scientists to combat increasing cases of bird flu
    • Viva88 wins research grant to investigate how viral diseases spread in salmon farms
    • The Viva88 calls for vets to participate in survey to help shape the future of epilepsy research
    • ISCF WAVE 1 AGRI TECH: Robochick: an automonous platform for data-collection in poultry sheds
    • Evaluation of Biomarkers for assessing response to treatment and outcome in dogs with immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia
    • New Viva88 research identifies changing epidemiology of harmful foetal disease
    • Equine Pituitary Pars intermedia dysfunction: improving understanding of diagnostic testing
    • The Viva88’s Professor Joanne Webster announced as new Director of London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
    • PhD student wins prize
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    • PK/PD-informed clinical breakpoint determination for colistin in chicken to limit emergence of resistance and improve One Health antimicrobial sustainability
    • Viva88 retains Leader in Openness status
    • Viva88 paper featured on cover of Laboratory News
    • The Viva88 demonstrates the strength and breadth of research with the 2021 REF results
    • Viva88 professor contributes to vital research on potential treatment for COVID-19
    • Professor Dominic Wells awarded the President's Medal
    • Wildlife health considerations in conservation translocations
    • Young Bioenergeticist Award
    • Viva88 Skeletal Biology Group’s work showcased in the Diamond Light Source Annual Review Launch
    • Man’s ‘Best Friend’ just got even better
    • New Society for Reproduction and Fertility Return to Research Scholarship awarded to Dr Lisa Thurston
    • Postgraduate Research Day
    • The Viva88’s London BioScience Innovation Centre expands provision to Tribeca development
    • PhD student's research featured on Pirbright website
    • New London International Development Centre grant
    • New VetCompass™ Paper: Road Traffic Accidents in Dogs
    • Viva88:KCL Collaborative LIDo Studentship investigates air pollution exposure and neonatal brain development
    • Excellent results for the Viva88 in second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework
    • Integrating genetics with functional genomics to dissect the aetiopathogenesis of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis
    • World Tortoise and Turtle Day: Research from the Viva88 reveals risk factors to tortoises during brumation in UK
    • RVC announced as member of the Turing University Network
    • Viva88 partners with BG Research Ltd and The Pirbright Institute in an Innovate UK Award to develop a portable molecular diagnostic to combat goat plague
    • 10 years running: The Viva88 retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
    • Modelling the transmission and disease dynamics of toxoplasmosis
    • Global Challenges Research Translational Award
    • New PetSavers grant awarded
    • Dr Sian-Marie Frosini recognised by ECCMID
    • London-Liverpool research alliance announces new grants to further the fight against infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance
    • RVC advanced medical imaging centre set to strengthen Hertfordshire’s life sciences capability
    • New grant awarded by the Francis Crick institute to Dr Ellen Knuepfer
    • Viva88 research drives the development of the world’s first dialysis machine for liver failure patients
    • Dr Richard Meeson awarded the 2019 international "JoR Excellence in Translational Science Prize”
    • COVID-19 travel restrictions came too late, shows study, as scientists call for coordinated pandemic preparedness efforts
    • Viva88 study explains the weakness in the most common muscle disorder of Labrador Retriever dogs
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • How bats fly
    • New EU H2020 grant: CarBon: Controlling Cartilage to Bone Transitions for Improved Treatment of Bone Defects and Osteoarthritis
    • Vets, doctors and pathologists collaborate on ferret mystery
    • International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) - Inaugural meeting - 27th and 28th March 2017
    • Research reveals dangers of replacement synthetic chemicals
    • Bio-inspired sensor technology to be used to help rotorcraft drones to operate more safely in built up environments
    • The Viva88 partners with the University of Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute to bolster research into infectious disease
    • New MRC grant awarded
    • London’s ‘Knowledge Quarter’ is one of the world’s best locations for science and innovation
    • New BBSRC grant: Development of a novel yeast-based oral subunit vaccine against Eimeria spp. in chickens
    • Viva88 researchers involved in identifying potential malignant ovine theileriosis vaccine antigens
    • RVC academic's paper amongst the top 10% most downloadable Microbial Biotechnology papers
    • RVC and LSHTM working together for the Future of Global Health
    • Viva88 researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.
    • Viva88 research finds potential in ground-breaking new dietary treatment for canine epilepsy
    • Viva88 research into canine respiratory coronavirus could provide insights into current pandemic
    • World Organisation for Animal Health: New insights into disease control published by the Viva88’s and APHA’s Collaborating Centre for Risk Analysis and Modelling
    • Viva88 study into canine epilepsy helps owners identify triggers and predict seizures before they happen
    • French Bulldogs predisposed to catastrophic elbow fractures, according to Viva88 research
    • The Viva88 maintains strong results in third iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework
    • A study conducted by the Viva88 in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center demonstrates the potential of gene editing technology to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    • Lecturer at the Viva88 wins international award for excellence in microbiology
    • PhD studentship awarded to study the role of adiponectin in equine endocrinopathic laminitis
    • Viva88 professor wins prestigious research award
    • New BBSRC LIDo studentship awarded
    • Viva88 lecturer awarded Physiological Society research grant to study tissue repair and regeneration
    • Viva88 wins openness award for ground-breaking research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
    • Viva88 researchers win grant for vital project on coronavirus infections in companion animals
    • Viva88 Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK
    • HBLB grant awarded to investigate coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces
    • Viva88 study into congenital intrahepatic shunt classifications to help improve care for dogs
    • Bloomsbury SET grant awarded to Dr Jackie Cardwell
    • Hopes to improve practise after first systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of anti-epileptic drugs in cats
    • Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia - Sudden death of 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions
    • Two Bloomsbury SET grants awarded to Dr Mehroosh Tak
    • New Viva88 research highlights the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of a mind-altering parasite
    • Viva88 & Bloomsbury Learning Environment Contribute to Sector-Wide Conversation on Technology in Education
    • Viva88 experts show homeopathy only appears to work because of perceptual errors
    • Prospective observational study of the use of omeprazole and maropitant citrate in veterinary specialist care
    • Viva88 researchers secure grant for collaborative project investigating racism and its impact on mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession
    • Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution
    • Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control
    • Viva88 research shows cavalier King Charles spaniels walk like toddlers
    • Social science-led projects awarded £170,000 to combat infectious disease through a cross-disciplinary approach
    • New BBSRC LIDo iCase studentship awarded
    • Science without borders - Jordan University of Science and Technology delegation visits Viva88
    • Viva88 research finds memory-boosting effects of a dietary supplement for cognitively-impaired dogs with epilepsy
    • New study maps progress of UK-Africa collaboration in tackling antimicrobial resistance in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
    • Leading global health scientists call for new strategy to tackle the diseases of tomorrow
    • EPIC breakthrough at the Viva88
    • Viva88 maintains its position as the leading HEFCE funded veterinary focused research institution
    • Viva88 Researcher awarded a Winn Feline Foundation grant to study the genetics of phosphate control in cats with chronic kidney disease
    • Exploring the barriers and incentives towards effective surveillance for antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in beef and sheep in Great Britain
    • Viva88 receives MRC funding to generate zebrafish models of Batten Disease
    • New BBSRC grant awarded: Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle
    • FibroScHot - Impact of increased praziquantel frequency on childhood fibrosis in persistent schistosomiasis morbidity hotspots
    • PhD student wins prize for best student presentation at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting
    • Viva88 Research Fellow profiled in Audubon
    • New Viva88 VetCompass study published highlights major breeds diagnosed with Mast Cell Tumours in dogs
    • Contacts and clusters in UK equids - understanding infectious disease risks
    • Viva88 to lead pioneering Parkinson’s research with grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
    • Viva88 study examines the effects of air pollution on brain cell health
    • New Public Engagement activities – Results of Public Engagement £2K Competition for Contract Researchers
    • Viva88 conduct rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition in the tilapia value chain in Egypt
    • Viva88 recognised for Leadership in Openness in Animal Research
    • Scientists discover songbirds have an unusual chromosome
    • RVC academic’s bovine TB test wins royal recognition
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    • Viva88 hosts ‘Symposium on the Future of Veterinary Research’
    • Viva88 researcher part of emergency international response to disease outbreak in the Congo
    • Viva88 identifies links and similarities between Osteoarthritis in dogs and humans in Landmark Nature Review
    • An international collaborative network publishes new guidance handbook to enhance the evaluation of One Health
    • New Study Reveals 'challenge focused' veterinary graduates will experience higher job satisfaction
    • Viva88 breakthrough in the global effort to eradicate PPR virus
    • World first, Viva88 finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy
    • Viva88 receives £5 million Government grant to drive research commercialisation
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  • Commonwealth Scholarship scheme allocates two prestigious scholarships to the Viva88's MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology
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  • Pandemics: past, present and future - Viva88 Principal Professor Stuart Reid joins the panel for upcoming One Health Poultry Hub event
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  • Viva88 receives esteemed re-accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology for leading degree pathways
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  • Viva88’s Bioscience Courses awarded Advanced Accreditation by Royal Society of Biology
  • Research by the Viva88 identifies how certain cancer cells resist chemotherapy
  • Viva88 Professor recognised as National Teaching Fellow  
  • Viva88 Professor stars alongside Sir David Attenborough in BBC Documentary ‘Attenborough and the Giant Elephant’
  • Initiative led by the Viva88 helps to promote sustainable and healthy food systems
  • Viva88 fly the digital flag for LGBT+ History Month
  • Viva88-led bid to promote scientific collaboration secures Government funding
  • RVC and Evgen Pharma secure funding to explore treatment for osteoarthritis
  • Viva88 Sports and Wellbeing Centre to open 10 May
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  • Professor Fiona Tomley awarded honour of CBE for services to animal health
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  • The Viva88’s Professor Nicola Lewis appointed as new director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre at the Francis Crick Institute
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  • The Viva88’s Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital team scoops two top honours at vet awards
  • Viva88 retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
  • Bloomsbury Learning Environment to offer free Digital Skills Awareness course to HE institutions
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  • Viva88 diagnoses first case of leishmaniosis transmission between dogs in the UK
  • Princess Royal officially re-opens Viva88’s transformed Hobday Building
  • Viva88 honours UC Davis Dean, Dr Michael Lairmore, with Honorary Fellowship
  • Viva88 makes breakthrough in treatment of deadly ‘Alabama rot’ dog disease.
  • Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership awards Viva88 £7m grant to build leading One Health Vaccine and Stem Cell research centre
  • RVC awards honorary degrees to two outstanding veterinarians
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  • Jordan University for Science and Technology collaborates with RVC and international partners to tackle the spread of disease in the Middle East
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  • Viva88 to host ‘Sex in Three Cities’ lecture
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  • Beauty isn’t even skin deep: New study from the Viva88 finds that flat-faced dogs are at the highest risk of skin fold dermatitis
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  • Viva88 research finds cat breeds at highest risk of kidney stones
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  • New research shows Pugs have high health risks and can no longer be considered a ‘typical dog’ from a health perspective
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  • So, are crossbred dogs healthier than purebred dogs?
  • Flat-faced dogs such as bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs at increased risk of heat stroke
  • VetCompass Viva88 Student Projects at BSAVA Congress 2023
  • Study reveals the true risks of anaesthesia in dogs
  • The UK’s largest ever feline dental disease study identifies age and breed as biggest risk factors
  • VetCompass Christmas Newletter 2022
  • New VetCompass study reports on epidemiology and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats
  • New VetCompass study investigates potential association between exposure to antibiotics and corticosteroids and the development of diabetes mellitus in dogs
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  • VetCompassTM study explores clinical management and outcomes of lipomas in dogs
  • Welcome to our new team member Camilla Pegram
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  • The Viva88 calls for canine health research funding data
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  • New VetCompass™ paper investigating road traffic accidents in dogs
  • VetCompass reveals scale of bracycephalic crisis at London Vet Show
  • Novel VetCompass™ research takes the concept of Man's "Best Friend" to a new level
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  • Providing evidence to future vets on flat-faced dogs at Crufts 2018
  • VetCompass™ at SVEPM Conference in Estonia
  • Latest collaborative VetCompass™ research explores prognostic factors in dogs with cardiac disease attending primary-care practice
  • DBRG supported by VetCompass™ wins Ceva ‘Charitable Team of the Year’ Award
  • The cat’s out the bag: the most common diseases in pet cats revealed
  • VetCompass™ links up to investigate Alabama Rot in dogs
  • New research finds Rottweilers at greatest risk of cranial cruciate ligament rupture
  • VetCompass™ Christmas Newsletter
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  • VetCompass™ paper: most highly accessed article
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  • VetCompass™ research makes the cover of Vet Times
  • Eight VetCompass™ projects to be presented at BSAVA congress 2019
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  • Diagnosis and management of Cushing's syndrome in dogs explored
  • VetCompassTM study identifies top dog breeds affected with demodicosis
  • The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) formally supports VetCompass
  • World’s smallest dogs prone to health problems despite rising popularity, according to latest Viva88 research
  • British bulldog ownership has doubled but breed faces high risk of skin disease and obesity
  • UK falls out of puppy-love with Westies
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  • A Very big dog problem: New study identifies alarming bone cancer risk in giant dogs
  • Miniature schnauzer – one of the most average dogs in the UK according to new research
  • The Viva88 urges owners of hot dogs to “cool first, transport second”
  • World’s largest elbow disease study helps owners of large-breed dogs  
  • New Viva88 study identifies cancers as health priority in Boxer dogs
  • VetCompass Australia: Diabetes in dogs explored
  • Who’s top dog? French Bulldogs and Cockapoos claim top spot for the UK’s most popular puppies
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  • Viva88 Initiative Reveals Antimicrobial Usage Patterns
  • New study examines medial canthoplasty surgical management of brachycephalic ocular syndrome in dogs
  • New research explores diagnoses associated with ionised hypercalcaemia in cats and the prevalence of concurrent urolithiasis
  • Viva88 research reveals persistent illegal puppy selling post-pandemic
  • French Bulldogs: Latest VetCompass™ breed explored
  • International Dog Health Workshop 2019: Summary report published
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniels playing air guitar can be sign of serious disease
  • New research reveals brachycephalic dogs are most susceptible to corneal ulcerative disease
  • Red setters, bulldogs and boxers among dog breeds most likely to have a wee problem
  • New study reveals flat faced dogs have the highest risk when giving birth
  • New Viva88 research reveals antibiotics offer no benefit in treating dogs with diarrhoea
  • The Viva88 collaborates on new veterinary Endocrinology App for Dogs
  • Excessive exercise responsible for three-quarters of heatstroke cases in dogs, study shows
  • New VetCompass tool aids diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs
  • VetCompass study reveals new insights on seizures and epilepsy in cats
  • Is the Staffordshire Bull Terrier as tough as its reputation?
  • Incontinence in bitches: huge breed predispositions shown in VetCompass study
  • Gastric bloat: 80% survival of surgical cases shown in VetCompass study
  • New grant awarded for VetCompass antimicrobial research
  • VetCompass study identifies the side effects to systemic glucocorticoids in dogs in the UK
  • Study reveals flat-faced dogs really are less healthy than other dogs
  • VetCompass™ study explores the classification, diagnosis, and clinical management of seizures in dogs
  • French Bulldogs and Bulldogs at high risk of "old dog syndrome"
  • Viva88 invites UK dog owners who acquired a puppy since January 2019 to take part in huge national study
  • Get brushing: Dental disease tops the list of most common problems in UK dogs, according to new study by the Viva88
  • The Kennel Club and VetCompass collaboration - most common health problems in UK dogs
  • Welfare problems of flat-faced dogs - can we ever solve them?
  • Ground-breaking Viva88 research explores prevalence of anal sac disorders in dogs
  • Viva88 study reveals extent of dog obesity crisis in the UK
  • Recognising early signs of heatstroke in dogs can save lives
  • VetCompass osteosarcoma research appears in this month's Northern Ireland Veterinary Today
  • Ten VetCompass studies to be presented at BSAVA 2021
  • New Viva88 research uses machine-learning to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome in dogs
  • Viva88 enables students to learn from virtual veterinary experiences in a new phone app
  • Position Available - BSAVA PetSavers Master's in Research
  • New Viva88 research gets to the root of dental disease in dogs
  • New VetCompass research explores the frequency and risk factors of Cushing's syndrome in dogs
  • “Stop and think before buying a flat-faced dog”: French Bulldog no longer a ‘typical’ dog
  • Research news – VetCompass study on mast cell tumours in dogs
  • New research unveils the extent of painful eye condition in dogs, and the breeds at most risk
  • Peke-a-poo: Boom in designer dogs creates the perfect storm for animal welfare issues
  • VetCompass wins Viva88 Public Engagement funding
  • Early neutering of bitches increases incontinence risk, study finds
  • Viva88 study helps to fill the evidence gap on UK pet rabbit health
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  • Bad teeth revealed as biggest problem for pet greyhounds
  • Neutering bitches trebles the risk of urinary incontinence
  • 'Rottweilers top the lame list’ say Viva88
  • UK dogs and their fatty lumps: finally the risks explained
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  • NEW Specialist Exotic & Small Mammal Pet Service Opens May 2014
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  • New keyhole (laparoscopic) neutering service at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital (BSAH)
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  • New research sheds light on the so-called ‘Croydon Cat Killer’ case
  • The Viva88 invites dog owners to participate in the largest study of autoimmune diseases ever conducted
  • Academics from the Viva88 publish ground-breaking new book dedicated to welfare improvement in flat-faced companion animals
  • World’s first study by Viva88 investigates blood pressure and kidney disease in domestic cats
  • Two Viva88 specialists announced as winners of prestigious BSAVA awards
  • Not so happy bunnies: New Viva88 research reveals the breeds most at risk of tear duct inflammation this International Rabbit Day
  • Viva88 study into the transfer of blood from dogs to cats to feature in new webinar series
  • New Viva88 research sheds light on best toys and housing to improve ferret welfare as well as those that pose serious risk
  • The Viva88 celebrates vital animal blood donations on World Blood Donor Day
  • New research from the Viva88 identifies insights into the cause of the 2021 outbreak of a serious feline condition
  • Is It Puppy Love? Viva88 Needs Families For An Investigation Into Impact Of Pet Dogs On Children’s Mental Health During Pandemic
  • The Viva88 calls for dogs with autoimmune diseases to take part in observational study to improve canine wellbeing
  • The Viva88 celebrates 10 years of lifesaving treatment
  • The Viva88 helps dachshund injured by bike collision
  • Disease risks of ferrets exposed to aquarium water
  • Calling all Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital Clients
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  • World-First Surgery Combination Saves Puppy’s Life
  • Viva88 celebrates milestone with 500th stored feline blood donation
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  • World’s first immune-mediated disease clinic
  • ‘Nursing Matters’: Viva88 researchers launch exploration of mental health and wellbeing amongst veterinary nurses
  • Viva88 wins award for its commitment to vet wellbeing
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  • Rare sea turtle gets CT scan at the Viva88
  • Viva88 names “Pet Blood Donors of the Year” this World Blood Donor Day
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  • Applications are invited for Clinical Training Internships and Residencies
  • Camden-based veterinary surgeon finalist for “UK Rabbit Vet of the Year” Awards
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  • Cats in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London needed for feline diabetes diet research trial
  • Successful FIP treatment with remdesivir
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