[ SHOWGSD-L ] NY Times: Brain surgery on dogs aids study of Cushing's Disease

From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:32:44 -0700

NY Times:  Brain surgery on dogs aids study of Cushing's Disease
Brain surgery on dogs aids study of Cushing's Disease, thus helping both
humans and dogs...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/science/26obdog.html?ref=science

Observatory
They Fetch, They Roll Over, They Aid Tumor Research
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Published: October 22, 2010

An operation commonly performed to remove brain tumors from the  
pituitary
glands of humans is now available to dogs, thanks to a collaboration  
between
a neurosurgeon and some veterinarians in Los Angeles. And that is  
turning
out to be good for humans.

So far, nine dogs and one cat that otherwise would have died have been
treated successfully. The animals all had Cushing?s disease, a  
condition in
which a tumor in the pituitary gland produces excess amounts of the  
steroid
cortisol, leading to weight gain, muscle atrophy and high blood  
pressure.

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