In veterinary medicine, diagnostic tools are essential for effective patient care. Among these, specialized tests like the Feline GI Panel for Cats have gained popularity. These panels help veterinarians diagnose gastrointestinal issues in cats with precision. For diagnostic labs, developing a comprehensive GI panel for cats tailored for feline patients addresses a critical market need. […]

From case reports to biomarkers: why veterinary oncology lives at both extremes Veterinary oncology often advances at two very different speeds, and this week’s papers show why both matter. At one end, we have the single-patient case report: the dog with ovarian T-cell lymphoma and chronic protein-losing enteropathy. These reports are easy to dismiss as

The next big thing in Veterinary Science I wish I would be writing about this weekly, but that’s not exactly the thruth: Oncological Cases are on the rise, luckily we have biomarkers. Especially for cats, the task of developing biomarkers is extremely complicated, first of all because of the little amount of blood that can

Back to the lab, back to basic research: autophagy, ERK and Akt pathways are among some of the key topics of this week. The teams of Sakuma et al. and Vincente et al. studied these pathways in vitro and were able to give us great insights in the role of these pathways in cancer. Preclinical

This week I had a short exchange on LinkedIn with Brian Krueger, PhD as he was talking about the increasing role of comparative oncology and telling a really personal story on veterinary cancer vaccines (if you missed the post, here the link https://www.linkedin.com/posts/davide-confalonieri-phd_omicly-weekly-50-activity-7264299114249523200-GJoR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop ). Quite often we hear about comparative oncology in Vet Science as a way to

With the AHNTI Conference underway, it’s fascinating to see how many modalities get discussed in the same rooms in a growing field like Animal Health. This is something so incredible, if we just think how much time it took for Human Health to develop these technologies, and a single conference will definitely not be enough

With AI taking over the world, “Multimodal” has become part of our vocabulary. So why not multimodal diagnosis? This week we have two interesting stories of 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy used to compare serum metabolites and of MRI and immunohistochemistry used in combination to diagnose polymyositis. Now, many of the techniques are used

Strange but true: we are killing our pets. Slowly, without noticing it. It’s not even big news in the newspapers, but it’s something everyone would be horrified to realize. Pets are getting “humanized” and adapting to the modern society’s lifestyle. And with this, they are getting all the consequences of it, starting from the epidemics

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a debilitating disease for cats, leading to severe consequences on the animal health. Moreover, it takes also a toll on the mental fitness of owners, who often feel shocked and unprepared to deal with the condition. A large body of research has been collected on the topic, and in this

Comparative oncology gives us a lot of insights on how to treat companion animals, and sometimes quite some joy. ATR Kinase inhibitors are not exactly new, the first being developed around 1999, but every new target validated for vet science is a success. And that’s this week’s success from Marta Henklewska et al.! Short recap: ATM, ATR