MRI scans of dog brains open windows into the cognition of the extinct thylacine.

A novel contrast agent made up of tiny iron oxide nanoparticles can label blood vessels, and highlight adverse events such cerebral ischemia, in dogs and monkeys. 

For research on drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases, dogs offer a better predictor of clinical outcomes. 

Cuon alpinus, a wild canine found in India, lives peacefully alongside tigers and leopards, despite being in direct competition for food.

Companies focused on developing treatments for dogs, cats, and horses are bringing a diverse array of products to the pet medicine market.

Using an MRI scanner to examine how dogs’ brains process speech, researchers find that our canine companions hear both what we say and how we say it. 

Dogs trained to stay still in an MRI machine show activity in the temporal cortex when shown a human face.

The selection of traits suitable for human companionship may have dragged along some unfavorable alleles.

Dog owners bond with their four-legged friends via the same hormonal pathways through which human mothers bond with their babies.