| To: TimF who wrote (39) | 11/16/2006 8:15:47 AM | | From: SIer formerly known as Joe B. | | | | Cat Dogs?
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Brazilian student Cassia Aparecida de Souza, 18,
holds her cat Mimi together with what Cassia claims
are Mimi's own offsprings born with dog traits last
Friday, three months after mating with a neighbour's
dog, in the southern Brazilian city of Passo Fundo,
Rio Grande do Sul state, November 15, 2006.
A geneticist from the Passo Fundo University plans t
o take blood samples from the animals to verify the
claim by Cassia and her husband Rogerio that the
puppies are part of Mimi's litter of six, of which
the three that were born with cat features died soon
after birth, leaving the surviving three dog-like
offsprings. REUTERS/Edison Vara (BRAZIL) |
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| From: TimF | 12/6/2006 11:14:56 AM | | | | | | Feline Alzheimer's found by study
Cats can suffer from a feline form of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research by scientists.
It has long been known cats can suffer from dementia, but the study identified a key protein which can cause mental deterioration, similar to humans.
The research was carried out at the universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews, Bristol and California.
The shorter lifespan of the cat may make it easier for scientists to uncover how the condition develops.
Scientists already thought cats were susceptible to dementia because previous research identified thick, gritty plaques on the outside of the elderly animals' brain cells, similar to those found in humans...
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