News

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New study unveils genetic differences between canine mammary tumour subtypes - a potential model for breast cancer research

A new tool helps identify epileptic seizures in dogs (available in Finnish only)

International canine gene research database accelerates biomedical research

A dog's puppyhood can cause 'puppy blues' reminiscent of baby blues

Dobermannien ja ihmisen sydänlihassairauksien taustalla samoja geenejä

Breed, age and puppyhood socialisation linked to canine personality

A dog’s personality is linked to its behavioral problems – insecure dogs are more prone to behavioral issues (available in Finnish only)

Researchers identify a gene that causes canine hereditary deafness in puppies

A new blindness gene uncovered in a canine study

Stressful environmental factors and behavioural problems predispose dogs to repetitive behaviour

Behaviour resembling human ADHD seen in dogs

Researchers discover new features of a gene defect that affects the length of the muzzle and caudal vertebrae in dogs

Blame the mother’s gene: discovery for a blinding canine eye disease reveals an unprecedented mode of inheritance

Gene finding to eradicate severe blistering disorder of the skin found in dogs

Skeletal disease found in Karelian Bear Dogs represents the first spontaneous animal model of human hypophosphatasia

A gene defect associated with a severe canine lung disease identified – Potential link with pulmonary issues occurring in newborn infants

Overlapping genomic regions underlie canine fearfulness and human mental disorders

A bald gene finding