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Going away to medical school or university can be the first time that students have had to manage and be responsible for their own finances. Getting the student loan into the bank account for the first time can seem as though they have a lot of money, but it is common for a large amount of it to be spent...Read More

The digital age has brought a wealth of resources for health professionals. Apart from the ability to conference call face-to-face and live-stream procedures, a number of websites offer the ability to enhance professional development and knowledge. Many of the websites offer forums and the chance to connect with other professionals, asking and answering questions. For health professionals looking to expand...Read More

Humans are motivated by rewards and so are dogs. It can be particularly tempting at certain times of the year such as Christmas, to feed your dog lots of treats and snacks, but be careful. Vets warn that feeding your dog too many treats can lead to them becoming overweight and expecting treats regularly instead of on occasion. 

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A team of US scientists on the Dog Project, have been studying how dogs process the words that are spoken to them by their owners. The scientists have trained the dogs they study to enter into an MRI scanner voluntarily, without sedation or restraint and stay still.. They have already examined subjects such as the dogs’ neural responses to expected...Read More

Scientists from the University of Sussex and Portsmouth have been examining whether horses are able to remember and understand human facial expressions. The University of Sussex has previously put together a directory of horse facial expressions and carried out another study where they found that equines are able to read human emotions, as can dogs. This study was published in...Read More

A team of scientists from a US medical centre have developed an equine flu vaccine which enables horses to be protected from flu, both now and in the future. The scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Technology Departments, the University of Kentucky and the University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, chose to focus on improving the...Read More