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OVC

Movember Has Meaning for Canines, Too

Posted on Tuesday, November 27th, 2018
A woman with brown, shoulder-length hair wearing a white lab coat sits with a black and white small dog who wears a red harness and a tag that says "Alfred."  To the right of her sits a man with blond hair, who is wearing a white lab coat.  They are both smiling.  Behind them is a poster of a golden retreiver, lying down and the text "pettrust.ca"

New gold nanoparticle cancer therapy technique could help animals and humans

By Samantha McReavy

Canine prostate cancer research at the University of Guelph could help transform future cancer treatments – for pets and humans – making therapy less invasive and more effective. 

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movember
prostate cancer
cancer
OVC
veterinarians
biomedical sciences
clinical studies
Univeristy of Guelph
Charly McKenna
Tony Mutsaers
Michelle Oblak
Stephanie Nykamp
Grand River Cancer Centre
University of Waterloo
OVC Pet Trust
Telus Ride for Dad Foundation

Creating Mental Health Resources Tailored for Canadian Farmers

Posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2018
Andria Jones-Bitton and Briana Hagan stand beside each other talking

 

By Samantha McReavy

To promote mental health literacy, a course – tailored specifically for the Canadian agriculture community – called “In The Know” is being piloted this fall by University of Guelph researchers.

The pilot is set to be complete in spring of 2019 and researchers will then start preparing content for the online version of the course.

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mental health
OVC
Andria Jones -Bitton
Briana Hagen

It’s Canada Day Weekend – for Ticks, Too

Posted on Thursday, June 28th, 2018
Finn, a mixed breed, long haired dog, sits on a rock, panting

 

By Sydney Pearce

This holiday weekend, as you finalize your plans, make sure to prepare yourself for the insects that accompany the great outdoors – like ticks.

Ticks can transmit pathogens that cause disease. In Ontario, the blacklegged tick poses the greatest risk; it can transmit several pathogens including the bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) that causes Lyme disease in humans, dogs and horses.

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ticks
tick
lyme disease
OVC
Prof. Claire Jardine
Katie Clow
Prof. Scott Weese
University of Guelph
U of G
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