NORTH GRAFTON, Mass. – Research led by investigators in veterinary and human medicine has identified genetic pathways that exacerbate severity of canine compulsive disorder in Doberman pinschers, a discovery that could lead to better therapies for obsessive compulsive disorder in people. The discovery appears online in advance of print on February 29 in the International Journal of …
aggression directed at people or other animals, inside or outside of the home;
anxiety, including specific fears and phobias (e.g., separation anxiety and thunderstorm phobia);
compulsive disorders, such as tail chasing, …
Animal behavior research at Tufts holds promise for better detection and treatment of the disorder
In 2011, science threw a curveball at Nicholas Dodman and Alice Moon-Fanelli. The two researchers were looking at bull terriers in hopes of finding the gene responsible for a debilitating behavior common in the breed. Up to 85 percent of any …
This feline response happens when the animals are happy—and when they’re in distress—says Tufts animal behaviorist Nicholas Dodman
The Tufts Now video series Ever Wonder features faculty and other experts answering questions about which we all have wondered—everything from why leaves change color to why we laugh.
You can view the entire series at http://everwonder.tufts.edu, and submit …
Stephanie Borns-Weil, V07, a resident specializing in animal behavior at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, explains
The new Tufts Now video series Ever Wonder features faculty and other experts answering questions about which we all have wondered—everything from why people laugh to why cats purr.
You can view the entire series at http://everwonder.tufts.edu, and submit your own …