May 10, 2021 06:00 PM EDT
In order to avoid the risks of a pandemic that is yet to come like that of coronavirus, scientists at the University of California, Davis have invented a new web application that rates the risk of diseases that can be transferred from wildlife to human.
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SpillOver
The name of the app is SpillOver, it is the first broad open-source risk assessment tool that gives an evaluation on wildlife viruses that is newly discovered as regards to their future spillover from wildlife hosts into humans, an epidemiologist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Jonna Mazet, notifies The Independent.
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The FINANCIAL Having a cat (or several) can add companionship and warmth to any household. As you share each other’s space, however, you may have noticed a few quirks that your cat exhibits, varying from adorable to plainly bizarre, according to University of California.
Emma Grigg, animal behaviorist with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, said understanding cat behavior can be extremely beneficial for cat owners. “People who know more about their cats and understand cat behavior better tend to have better bonds with their cats. This enables us to really appreciate them more for who they are,” said Grigg. Here, she answers some of the internet’s most commonly asked questions about cats and their sometimes confusing behavior.
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Having a cat (or several) can add companionship and warmth to any household. As you share each other’s space, however, you may have noticed a few quirks that your cat exhibits, varying from adorable to plainly bizarre.
Emma Grigg, animal behaviorist with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, said understanding cat behavior can be extremely beneficial for cat owners. “People who know more about their cats and understand cat behavior better tend to have better bonds with their cats. This enables us to really appreciate them more for who they are,” said Grigg. Here, she answers some of the internet’s most commonly asked questions about cats and their sometimes confusing behavior.
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Male bladder cancer vulnerability could lead to a new treatment approach
A protein variant common in malignant bladder tumor cells may serve as a new avenue for treating bladder cancer. A multi-institution study led by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that targeting androgen receptors – a type of protein that is crucial for the function of testosterone – may destroy cancer cells. Maria Mudryj
The study, published in the April 28, 2021 issue of Cancer Letters is important because, for the first time, it showed that a newly identified form of the protein is commonly expressed in bladder tumors and depleting this protein caused the cells to die.
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