Search Results: “Asthma”

A Home for Louie

Louie the hound is adopted after he completes his work as an asthma study subject. Robert J. Adams, DVM, Associate Provost for Animal Research and Resources at the Johns Hopkins University talks about the research dog he adopted in 2015, the need for animals in biomedical research and…

Guinea Pig

Guinea pigs, resembling humans in bacterial infection symptoms and immune response, have aided research for over 200 years, advancing treatments for lung, ear, eye, artery, stomach, intestine diseases, including tuberculosis.

Horse

Horse research under the One Health initiative advances both equine and human health. Studies on horse diseases, obesity, aging, genetics, and regenerative medicine inform treatments benefiting both species.

Aquatics

Home / Animal Groups / Aquatics Animal Group: Aquatics Aquatic animals such as fish, frogs, squid, sea urchins, and horseshoe crabs have all helped researchers further the understanding of body processes and the effects of drugs, diseases and toxins. These animals are involved in a wide variety of…