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Dog Aging Project gets new NIH funding to follow tens of thousands of dogs
Texas A&M University reports that new funding from the US National Institutes of Health will let the Dog Aging Project expand its study of how dogs, and people, age.
Why it matters: Researchers on the Dog Aging Project can use the new NIH funding to track tens of thousands of dogs and study influences on ageing.
Texas A&M University reported that the Dog Aging Project has received new funding from NIH, the US National Institutes of Health.
According to the university, the funding will let researchers follow tens of thousands of dogs.
The university said the work will examine how genetics, nutrition and environment shape ageing in both dogs and people.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
For the Dog Aging Project's researchers, the new NIH funding means they can follow tens of thousands of dogs to study how genetics, nutrition and environment affect ageing in dogs and people.
