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Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

November 18, 2025 / Pathobiology

The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, according to the World Health Organization. This chronic complex disease has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and…
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radiographs from a dog with discospondylitis

My Patient Has Signs of Spinal Cord Disease, But Referral Is Not an Option

October 15, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

Above: Spinal radiographs from a dog with discospondylitis at L4-L5 (yellow circle). Note the lysis of the vertebral endplates. We have all had patients that we would love to refer to a specialist but for…
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New Clinical Trials

October 15, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

Investigation of Canine Epilepsy The purpose of this study is to utilize a very novel MRI technique known as SPectroscopic Imaging by exploiting spatiospectral CorElation (SPICE) to noninvasively measure brain metabolites in dogs with idiopathic…
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Faculty Spotlight: Saki Kadotani, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

October 15, 2020 / Practitioner Updates

Tell us about your background. I am originally from Japan and moved to the United States when I was 12 years old. I received my undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and my veterinary degree from…
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COVID Deaths in Minks

October 13, 2020 / In the News

WGN Radio (Oct. 12) – Dr. Will Sander talks about the deaths from the new coronavirus at mink farms in Europe and in Wisconsin and Utah. https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/covid-19-is-killing-minks-by-the-thousands-in-wisc-utah-but-can-it-impact-your-pets/

Fall Migration for Wildlife

October 09, 2020 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Oct. 8) – Dr. Sam Sander and student manager of the Wildlife Medical Clinic Erica Bender explain which species pass through central Illinois during their fall migrations. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/critters-uncaged-preparing-for-fall-migration/

Study Finds Fungal Disease of Snakes in 19 States, Puerto Rico

October 08, 2020 / Research News

Ophidiomycosis found in snakes on military bases In a collaborative effort between scientists and personnel on U.S. military bases in 31 states and Puerto Rico, researchers surveyed for an infection caused by an emerging fungal…
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Dangers of Discarded Facemasks

October 08, 2020 / In the News

WCIA-TV (Oct. 7) – Dr. Ashley Mitek comments on the possible dangers posed to pets and wildlife from carelessly discarded facemasks. https://www.wcia.com/news/growing-problem-face-mask-litter/

Repurposed Anti-malarial Compounds Kill Diarrheal Parasite, Study Finds

October 08, 2020 / General News

No Treatment or Vaccine Exist for Cryptosporidium A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure,…
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Novel Cell Line Advances African Swine Fever Vaccine Research

October 07, 2020 / In the News

Midwest Messenger (Sept. 28) – Aptimmune Biologics Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based biotechnology company that focuses on developing swine vaccines, has been working on an ASF vaccine for more than a decade — since the…
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Students from Wildlife Clinic Save Snapping Turtle

October 07, 2020 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (Oct. 6) – Students with the U of I’s Wildlife Medical Clinic responded to a call about a snapping turtle that was caught in a drain at the Stone Creek Golf Course. They…
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October 2020

Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

My Patient Has Signs of Spinal Cord Disease, But Referral Is Not an Option

New Clinical Trials

Faculty Spotlight: Saki Kadotani, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

COVID Deaths in Minks

Fall Migration for Wildlife

Study Finds Fungal Disease of Snakes in 19 States, Puerto Rico

Dangers of Discarded Facemasks

Repurposed Anti-malarial Compounds Kill Diarrheal Parasite, Study Finds

Novel Cell Line Advances African Swine Fever Vaccine Research

Students from Wildlife Clinic Save Snapping Turtle

October 2020

Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

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