Latest news from College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/clinical-trials-for-canine-soft-tissue-sarcomas/?sc=rsin /articles/clinical-trials-for-canine-soft-tissue-sarcomas/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:05:36 EST Clinical Trials for Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/congenital-heart-disease-in-companion-animals/?sc=rsin /articles/congenital-heart-disease-in-companion-animals/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:05:17 EST Congenital Heart Disease in Companion Animals College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/promising-kidney-transplant-solution-taps-expertise-of-dr-jim-lowe/?sc=rsin /articles/promising-kidney-transplant-solution-taps-expertise-of-dr-jim-lowe/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:05:34 EST In August, two U.S. surgical teams announced successful experimental kidney transplant from transgenic pigs into brain-dead human recipients. In both instances, the pig kidneys produced urine, carried out other functions of a kidney, and were not rejected by the body. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/preliminary-data-support-novel-immunotherapy-for-advanced-malignant-melanoma-in-dogs/?sc=rsin /articles/preliminary-data-support-novel-immunotherapy-for-advanced-malignant-melanoma-in-dogs/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:05:05 EST A clinical study of 11 dogs with advanced malignant melanoma demonstrated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability profile of cANK-101, a canine interleukin-12 anchored immunotherapy. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/specific-interneurons-are-important-in-aging-associated-cognitive-decline-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/specific-interneurons-are-important-in-aging-associated-cognitive-decline-study-finds/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:15:57 EST Normal aging is usually associated with a decline in memory, although it is unclear what factors play a role. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/t-cells-infiltrate-brain-cause-respiratory-distress-in-condition-affecting-the-immunocompromised/?sc=rsin /articles/t-cells-infiltrate-brain-cause-respiratory-distress-in-condition-affecting-the-immunocompromised/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:55:45 EST When an immunocompromised person's system begins to recover and produce more white blood cells, it's usually a good thing - unless they develop a potentially deadly inflammatory condition. College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/third-nih-grant-moves-novel-anti-diarrheal-vaccine-forward/?sc=rsin /articles/third-nih-grant-moves-novel-anti-diarrheal-vaccine-forward/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:25:32 EST Dr. Weiping Zhang, professor in the Department of Pathobiology, was recently awarded a five-year, $5.6 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize a promising vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign