Canine cancer study reveals alarming hemangiosarcoma prevalenceAugust 1, 2023Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study has now reached a milestone with the accrual of 500 cumulative diagnoses of four major cancers in dogs: hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma, high-grade mast cell tumor, and osteosarcoma.
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Canine cancer biomarkers to be exploredJune 23, 2021Determining early indicators of disease and helping dogs lead the longest, healthiest lives possible is the driving force behind Morris Animal Foundation’s latest partnership.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveCurrent lifespan patterns in dogsJune 3, 2021By Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD, cVMAResearch efforts are ongoing, and rapidly expanding, to aid our understanding of how aging happens to develop preventative and therapeutic interventions to delay age-associated disease, disability, and death.
National dog study to explore CDSApril 12, 2021Gaining insight into the incidence, prevalence, and varieties of a behavioral disorder impacting adult dogs is the driving force behind a newly announced partnership.
National study to shed light on canine OAMarch 22, 2021Gaining insight into the incidence and prevalence of canine osteoarthritis (OA) is the driving force behind a newly announced partnership.
Spaying and neutering large-breed dogs might increase risk of obesityJuly 23, 2019The advantages of the long-supported practice of spaying or neutering dogs are being questioned, thanks to new research based on data analyzed from the Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.
Morris Animal Foundation names new president and CEOSeptember 25, 2018Morris Animal Foundation announced that Tiffany Grunert is the organization's new president and CEO. Grunert, who joined the foundation in 2017 as vice president of marketing and brand strategy, has been serving as acting president and CEO since February 2018. Grunert takes charge of a $15 million annual budget, an $80 million endowment, and 40 employees. Morris Animal Foundation funds more than 200 scientific studies annually and has contributed more than …
Morris Animal Foundation announces second National Dog Day campaignAugust 3, 2018Since 2004, National Dog Day has been observed on Aug. 26 to encourage dog ownership of mixed-breed and purebred dogs, and to remind us all that canine companions deserve to live long, healthy lives. That's why for the second year in a row, Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) is running a campaign this month through Aug. 26, in which an anonymous donor will match all gifts made to the Golden …
MAF explores study diversity, applications to animal healthSeptember 18, 2017According to a new research paper from the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), determining what type of research study to do, and when, are key decisions scientists must make when embarking on a new project. In an editorial published Sept. 11, 2017, in the International Animal Health Journal, "Epidemiology and its Application to Animal Health," Missy Simpson, DVM, intramural research scientist and epidemiologist with MAF, provides guidance on study …
