"These findings add to growing evidence that companion animals can provide valuable insights into ageing." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louise van der Weyden is a dog person. But as a scientist who studies cancer in animals, she has turned her attention to cats in ...

Scientists studying brain aging have turned to an unexpected research partner living right in our homes. What they discovered ...

Researchers from the UK, US, and France have found that cats, unlike many other lab animals, live long enough to develop age-related brain changes often seen in older humans.

People rated cats as having a more positive emotional state when shown indoors rather than outdoors, even those who believe cats should roam freely outside, a new study has found. The study also found ...

Dogs vs. cats: Are dogs really more loyal, or is that just a myth? New animal behavior research shows dogs and cats both ...

Over 10 million cats are kept as pets in the UK The first detailed genetic map of cancer in pet cats reveals striking similarities with human versions of the disease, possibly helping find new ways to ...

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and share much of our lives. They also share much of their biology with humans ...

Why does your dog rush to “help” when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… hm, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots — and ...

Louise van der Weyden is a dog person. But as a scientist who studies cancer in animals, she has turned her attention to cats in recent years. Insight into feline cancers has been like “a black box,” ...