Two studies in the April 27th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offer rare glimpses into the ways that chimpanzees deal with the deaths of those closest to them. In one case, researchers describe the final hours and moment of death of an older female chimp living in a small group at a UK safari park as captured on video...

Laughter is a highly complex process. Joyous or mirthful laughter is considered a positive stress (eustress) that involves complicated brain activities leading to a positive effect on health. Norman Cousins first suggested the idea that humor and the associated laughter can benefit a person's health in the 1970s...

American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) is offering free eye exams to service dogs for the entire month of May. "The program had been a big success in the past two years," says Stacee Daniel, executive director of the ACVO. "So we expanded the weeklong program to a full month...

The Government of Canada has launched an online video as another way to help inform producers about the best on-farm practices that can protect livestock and poultry from disease. "Producers have a long-standing and successful history of using preventive measures as a means of keeping animals healthy and the agriculture industry strong," said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz...

Vets are celebrating a victory for the principle of 'deed not breed' in the control of dangerous or out of control dogs, after the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill passed Stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament unanimously today...

Veterinary ophthalmology researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to restore retinal cone function and day vision in two canine models of congenital achromatopsia, also called rod monochromacy or total color blindness. Achromatopsia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with an estimated prevalence in human beings of about 1 in 30,000 to 50,000...