There aren't any established guidelines for canine physical activity, but veterinarians generally recommend two 30 to 60 minute walks each day. Dogs' exercise needs vary widely based on breed, however ...

If you've had an annual checkup recently, your doctor probably ran a blood test to look at things such as your cholesterol ...

The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...

Despite rapid advancements in diabetes care, a dog’s nose is just as powerful in detecting blood sugar changes.

Dogs identify human stress by smell with over 93% accuracy, revealing how they interpret our emotions even when we don't ...

Diabetic alert dogs detect blood sugar changes up to 30 minutes before glucose monitors, offering real-time protection for ...

A new toolkit aims to prevent a future where dogs suffer from unnecessary health problems due to cosmetic breeding ...

Though you have to take the ancestry portion of an at-home pet DNA test kit with a grain of salt, these tests can be helpful for practical things like figuring out blood type, oral health, and the ...

Over 20% of people with the Duffy null variant are wrongly labelled ‘abnormal’, by current blood test ranges, leading to ...

In research, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are derived from skin, urine, or blood samples and developed into other cells, like heart tissue, that researchers want to study. Because of the ...

Embark Dog DNA Tests are a gift idea for pet owners this holiday season. The tests can help owners discover their dog's breed, health traits, and ancestry. Ahead of Black Friday, the DNA test kits are ...