Inside the Canine Mind

Published on March 25, 2022

While we’re a long way from being able to answer this question definitively, we have learned a tremendous amount about how dogs think, including the ways their minds are similar to, and different, from our own.

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Dog Aging Project Data: A Resource for Scientists Worldwide

Published on February 2, 2022

Our team is proud to announce a new publication in the journal Nature, a top…

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Interpreting Breed-Specific Risk of Genetic Disease

Published on November 17, 2021

Most health outcomes in dogs and humans are caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Environmental factors include both our physical environment, like climate and chemical exposures, and elements of our lifestyle, like diet and exercise. Genetic variations can influence risk of health outcomes either positively or negatively.

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One Study or Many? Cohorts in the Dog Aging Project

Published on January 8, 2021

The Dog Aging Project is a long-term research project. We’re building a canine knowledge base using critical information provided by community scientists, who participate in what we call the Longitudinal Study of Companion Dogs.

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What’s in a veterinary medical record anyway?

Published on March 10, 2020

At the Dog Aging Project, we’re studying aging in dogs because we want to help…

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What Does Healthspan Mean?

Published on July 22, 2019

We are all familiar with the idea of lifespan, which is simply the period of…

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What is Open Data?

Published on July 15, 2019

The DAP is an Open Data project. This means that the Dog Aging Project data…

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