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A dark-haired dog with white around its muzzle is standing with its mouth open. A small treat is in the air; the dog is preparing to catch it in its mouth. Text reads: Inside the brains of aging dogs In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age By Lesley Evans Ogden

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A dark-haired dog with white around its muzzle is standing with its mouth open. A small treat is in the air; the dog is preparing to catch it in its mouth. Text reads: Inside the brains of aging dogs In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age By Lesley Evans Ogden
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Knowable Magazine (knowablemag@mstdn.science)'s status on Friday, 26-Jan-2024 01:08:16 JST Knowable Magazine

Some ruff news: The Dog Aging Project, an effort to unlock the secrets of healthy aging in dogs (and perhaps humans) is in trouble. Its funding runs out in June and a renewal seems unlikely, reports @emilyanthes at The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/health/dogs-longevity-aging.html
Learn more about the research effort and what it’s revealed about brain health from our 2022 story: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2022/inside-brains-aging-dogs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=graphic&utm_campaign=reruns
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