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Pain is an undesirable potential consequence of many of the procedures conducted on animals in the course of scientific research, and in most cases it is unnecessary. The US Congress, the public ...

A study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry presents a new family of candidate compounds for the treatment of ...

Further, cats in pain may start to walk funny in an attempt ... Howerton is the volunteer manager for Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO), a nonprofit, volunteer-based, no-kill shelter.

May is Arthritis Awareness Month, and so a good time to review our approach to this common diagnosis in small animals.

Federal regulations mandate the minimization of both pain and distress in laboratory animals. That no clear definition exists for 'distress' complicates its recognition, quantification ...

Photoactivable drugs are activated when irradiated by a beam of light—via an optical fiber—thus generating a controlled and ...

With the exception of chickens raised for meat, the vast majority of farmed animals in the United States undergo at least one painful physical alteration over the course of their lives. Physical ...

Osteoarthritis is very common in dogs and causes chronic pain leading to reduced mobility, lameness, difficulty sleeping and a reduced quality of life. It was previously unknown if the biological ...