Why you SHOULD teach an old dog new tricks: It protects your pet from dementia, study suggests

The study looked at brain structures of 43 middle-aged beagles over three years During that time dogs engaged in 'free play' and exercised daily Scientists found cognition increased at an average ... Read More

Jeff Burkhart: Old dogs sometimes can’t learn new tricks

The two men arrived in the middle of the rush, which didn’t mean much me, but it seemed to matter a lot to them. “You guys are busy,” said the younger of the two, pointing out the obvious. Read More

Researchers show it's possible to teach old magnetic cilia new tricks

Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting objects ... Read More

Old Dogs & New Tricks

Leon Acord (Nathan Adler)Curt Bonnem (Brad King)Jeffrey Patrick Olson (Al 'Muscles' Carter)David Pevsner (Ross Stein)Amanda Gari (Lydia Lasker)Bruce L. Hart (Nelson Van Eddy)Thom Bierdz (Bobby ... Read More

Dogs News

Mar. 26, 2024 — Rabbits are popular family pets, with around 1.5 million in the UK and it is important that owners can recognize when their animal is in pain, and know when to seek help to ... Read More

Researchers Teach Old Artificial Hairs New Tricks

Now, researchers at North Carolina State University (NC State) have developed a new technique for making magnetic cilia that are reprogrammable, allowing them to be repurposed for new functions or ... Read More

The Old Dog, New Tricks?

Enter a sports management company called “Victory” which offers him a new lease on life. Yet somewhere in his heart, Ryotaro has not quite accepted his retirement, and he will need to reconcile with ... Read More

Materials Science news

In a recent study, Dr. Vojtěch Dočekal and Professor Jan Veselý from the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Science ... have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ... Read More