#betterdatasavespets

Celeste Allaband

@laballaband.bsky.social

2 months ago

Top Harvard prof 'forced out' of presidency at prestigious academy One of America's most influential health gurus, and founding father of longevity research, has been accused of 'selling snake oil' and 'deceiving' the public due to fatal flaws in his studies.

Good! The original study showed no demonstrable effect of his compound on dogs, yet he developed it and got paid $$$$ by a major pharmaceutical company to develop it into a ‘snake oil’ supplement. Be careful out there y’all. #VetMedSky #betterdatasavespets www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Celeste Allaband

@laballaband.bsky.social

2 months ago

Researchers found that feeding directions on adult maintenance cat foods differed from commonly used predictive energy equations, with discrepancies influenced by product type, feeding unit, and label claims. #VetMedSky #cats #betterdatasavespets
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Celeste Allaband

@laballaband.bsky.social

6 months ago

Am update on FIP and the FIP story from the latest symposium EveryCat Health Foundation hosted a feline infectious peritonitis symposium; the latest information and why Chinese drugs are no longer needed

Did you know that the anti-viral remdesivir/Veklury that treats COVID-19 in humans was originally made to treat a deadly cat disease, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)? Hear all about the saga. #betterdatasavespets #onehealth #vetmed
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Celeste Allaband

@laballaband.bsky.social

1 year ago

Pasteurisation temperatures effectively inactivate influenza A viruses in milk - Nature Communications In response to the emergence of H5N1 influenza A viruses as a novel pathogen of cattle, this study shows that pasteurisation of cows’ milk should effectively inactivate the virus, but that it remains ...

It turns out, pasteurization works - helping to keep us (and our pets) safe from diseases like H5N1 bird flu since 1862! #VetMedSky #betterdatasavespets #cats www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Celeste Allaband

@laballaband.bsky.social

1 year ago

Cool study from @hutlab.bsky.social showing that dog microbiomes also have strong fiber-microbiome-host interactions. This study has implications for how different diets can impact canine 🐕 health #betterdatasavespets #vetmed #dogs

Celeste Allaband

@laballaband.bsky.social

1 year ago

Systematic mapping of antibiotic cross-resistance and collateral sensitivity with chemical genetics - Nature Microbiology Resistance to one antibiotic can make bacteria resistant or sensitive to another antibiotic, opening paths for combinatorial treatments. This study presents an approach to systematically discover and ...

Really cool paper that expands our knowledge of combinatorial antibiotic interactions. Bacteria can become resistant to multiple antibiotics at the same time, but they ALSO can become sensitive to other antibiotics (trade-offs). #Microsky #vetmed #betterdatasavespets www.nature.com/articles/s41...