Saturday Quotes: Scientists Study Monkey Faces and Cats’ Belly; Another Intermediate Black Hole in the Milky Way

Saturday Quotes: Scientists Study Monkey Faces and Cats' Belly; Another Intermediate Black Hole in the Milky Way

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain This isn’t a repeat of last week’s roundup; another team of astronomers has found a second intermediate-mass black hole in the Milky Way, and I can’t help but point it out. They’re amazing! They may have formed in the early universe, comprise the seeds of supermassive black holes, and may have … Read more

Interim Positive Body Weight Results from Lexaria Animal Diabetes Study

Interim Positive Body Weight Results from Lexaria Animal Diabetes Study

DehydraTECH appears to work with a second GLP-1 drug: liraglutide DehydraTECH appears to work with semaglutide both with and without SNAC technology DehydraTECH-CBD shows strong apparent performance compared to GLP-1 Dosing in the last four study groups has now begun. KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 17, 2024 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (Nasdaq:LEXX, LEXXW) (the … Read more

New Study Confirms Loyal Service Dogs Ease PTSD

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According to a study our team published in June 2024 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, service dogs may alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. Over the past decade, our research team has studied whether trained service dogs can help veterans with PTSD, a mental health disorder that some people develop … Read more

New Study Finds Puma Trophy Hunting Destabilizes Pride, May Increase Human-Cat Conflict – by Ark Valley Voice Staff – Ark Valley Voice

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Here in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, rural residents know that we have the proverbial “lions and tigers (well, not tigers) and bears, oh my god…” as well as coyotes and wolves, and soon, wolverines. Call them cougars, mountain lions, panthers, pumas, or catamounts—the big cats were here long before us. Learning to coexist … Read more

Naming farm animals reduces preschoolers’ desire to eat them, study finds

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Naming a chicken, turkey, or pig and emphasizing its individual qualities can change children’s attitudes toward animals. It makes children perceive animals as more similar to humans. They will prefer to befriend animals rather than eat them, say researchers at SWPS University. Animals in children’s programs and stories are often depicted … Read more

Pigs are social animals, but only dogs are affectionate, according to a study on companion animals

Pigs are sociable but only dogs are affectionate

Researchers from the Department of Ethology at ELTE in Budapest investigated whether pet pigs that are intensively socialized with humans form a mother-child-like attachment bond with their owners, similar to that of pet dogs. Credit: Paula PĂ©rez Fraga Researchers from the Department of Ethology at ELTE in Budapest investigated whether intensively socialized pet pigs develop … Read more