Getting tobacco vaping warning labels right for both adults and teens has proven complex, as regulators confront two public health challenges: How to promote e-cigarette use as an alternative for adults who smoke cigarettes, while warning teens who use e-cigarettes of...
Cornell researchers have created a genetically engineered mouse model that could shed light on the causes of human infertility and allow researchers to explore other areas of reproduction The work, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and to be...
Deer hunters were more likely to be swayed by social media messages about the potential risks of chronic wasting disease if they came from a source they believed aligned with their own views and values, according to a new study Chronic wasting disease – a...
A wheezing black dog drags its owner up the stairs, into a clinic awash with furry patients In one pram a chihuahua is dozing, while a golden retriever nearby circles restlessly before settling down on the tiled floor Most of the pampered pets in the waiting room at...
When mice lacking key adaptive immune cells were infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus, even though they are not able to clear the virus, they developed no symptoms, revealing that the body’s own inflammatory immune response to fight the infection was causing the pathology,...
Faculty members from the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health have discovered coronaviruses in wild carnivores that had never been reported in these species before The research, published in Journal of Virology, expands knowledge of coronaviruses’ diversity...
This installment features Dr Krysten Schuler, wildlife disease ecologist and assistant research professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Schuler works to conserve free-ranging species for...
Cats have a special place in many people’s hearts An estimated 60 million felines are kept as pets in the United States alone Cats also occupy a distinct position in the ecological networks of companion animals, humans and peri-domestic species – wild and feral...
A study that used photos taken by participants to spark conversation reveals firsthand accounts of how climate change, land use and dams on the Mekong River are threatening the future of the communities dependent on those ecosystems The study, which brought together...
A new method could be used by biologists to estimate the prevalence of disease in free-ranging wildlife and help determine how many samples are needed to detect a disease This is important because wildlife agencies often lack the financial and labor resources to...
Avery Sirwatka is a master’s student in public health from Jamestown, New York He earned an associate’s degree from Jamestown Community College and a dual bachelor’s degree in public policy and psychology from the University at Buffalo and now studies the impacts...
