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New award-winning RVC research reveals the importance of a One Health approach if elimination of a major parasitic disease is to be achieved
This study highlights how viable zoonotic hybridisation between parasites of humans with those of animals, together with wider ecosystem contexts, can affect the transmission and resilience of the disease.A new study published in Lancet Planetary Health led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), working …
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Social science-led projects awarded £170,000 to combat infectious disease through a cross-disciplinary approach
The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring new perspectives to global human and animal health challengesThe Bloomsbury SET – a £5-million translational research programme led by The Royal Veterinary …
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane!
The Royal Society’s Summer Science, features research from the RVC into ground-breaking research on aerodynamics in birds and how this could inform the development of future aircraft design -
Computer simulations reveal dinosaurs wagged their tails when running
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College discover that dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, wagged their tails when running, similar to how humans swing their arms when moving. -
New research reveals the complex multi-host-species and multi-parasite-species transmission dynamics of a major disease
A pioneering new study, produced in partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); and the University of Gaston Berger, Senegal (UGB), has been published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).A pioneering new study, produced in partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC); the …
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New research reveals potential for earlier detection of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
New research reveals potential for earlier detection of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritisResearch, led by the RVC, marks an important milestone in detection of molecular changes that mark …
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RVC Professor named chair of The Royal Society’s judging panel for the 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize
The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson has today been announced as Chair of Judges for the Royal Society’s 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize. Now in its 37th year, the prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation, … -
Kissing and petting young camels found to be key transmitter of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
New research led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the spread of MERS-CoV, the virus carried by camels which causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), has found that young camels present a high risk for human exposure to the virus, …New research led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the spread of MERS-CoV, the virus …
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RVC awarded international grants to advance research into cattle vaccines
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded two pump-prime grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance crucial research into Bovine Babesiosis and Bovine Tuberculosis vaccines to support cattle welfare. …The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded two pump-prime grants from the International …
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New research from the RVC finds no strong link between rabbit ear type or head shape and dental problems
A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found there’s no substantial link between popular conformation in rabbits, including floppy ears or flat faces, and an increased risk of dental problems. The study concluded that instead, diet, …A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found there’s no substantial link between …