Georgina Mills discusses a recent study that investigated whether video calling might be an option to tackle loneliness in parrots.
Parrots , Animals , Loneliness/psychology , Video Recording , Humans , Internet
Pharmacogenomics could optimize antipsychotic treatment by preventing adverse drug reactions, improving treatment efficacy or relieving the cost burden on the healthcare system. Here we conducted a systematic review to investigate whether pharmacogenetic testing in individuals undergoing antipsychotic treatment influences clinical or economic outcomes. On 12 January 2024, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Cochrane Centrale Register of Controlled Trials. The results were summarized using a narrative approach and summary tables. In total, 13 studies were eligible for inclusion in the systematic review. The current evidence base is either in favor of pharmacogenetics-guided prescribing or showed no difference between pharmacogenetics and treatment as usual for clinical and economic outcomes. In the future, we require randomized controlled trials with sufficient sample sizes that provide recommendations for patients who take antipsychotics based on a broad, multigene panel, with consistent and comparable clinical outcomes.
Georgina Mills discusses a new report from the RSPB describing how seabird populations have been affected by avian influenza.
Influenza in Birds , Influenza, Human , Animals , Humans , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Causality , Birds
Georgina Mills reports on a bid from a UK-based company to have pigs that are bred to be resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome approved for sale in the USA.
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome , Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus , Swine Diseases , Swine , Animals , Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/prevention & control , Supermarkets , Swine Diseases/prevention & control
Georgina Mills discusses new work from the University of Glasgow examining how sounds might keep giraffes entertained.
Giraffes , Animals , Animals, Zoo
Georgina Mills discusses research into chinstrap penguins that discovers they use a series of microsleeps through the day.
Georgina Mills discusses new research that investigates if the hormonal changes seen in women in later life are reflected in chimpanzees.
Menopause , Pan troglodytes , Female , Animals
Georgina Mills discusses new research that investigated how cats purr and whether neural input is needed.
Georgina Mills discusses new research looking at how visual feedback helps the world's largest quadrupeds stay stable.
Elephants , Vision, Ocular , Animals
Georgina Mills discusses research looking at the issue of plastic waste and how it affects hedgehogs in Great Britain.
Hedgehogs , Plastics , Animals , United Kingdom/epidemiology
Georgina Mills discusses new research that looks into the relationship between homeless people and the dogs they keep.
Ill-Housed Persons , Dogs , Animals , Humans
Georgina Mills discusses the use of artificial intelligence tools in scientific research and literature.
Artificial Intelligence , Writing , Animals
Georgina Mills reports on new research that looked into a link between dog bite incidents and the weather.
Bites and Stings , Dog Diseases , Animals , Dogs , Bites and Stings/epidemiology , Bites and Stings/prevention & control , Bites and Stings/veterinary , Weather , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Dog Diseases/prevention & control
