"These findings add to growing evidence that companion animals can provide valuable insights into ageing." ...

Louise van der Weyden is a dog person. But as a scientist who studies cancer in animals, she has turned her attention to cats in recent years. Insight into feline cancers has been like "a black box," ...

So selfish but so cute ...

Researchers from the UK, US, and France have found that cats, unlike many other lab animals, live long enough to develop age-related brain changes often seen in older humans.

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and share much of our lives. They also share much of their biology with humans ...