Dr. Audrey Ruple

I am thrilled to announce the publication of two documents that represent a tremendous amount of work completed by a great number of people. The PetSORT guideline will help authors and reviewers of trials conducted in client- and shelter-owned dog and cat populations. A 🧵

Our top trending article from last week was "Environmental exposures and health outcomes in dogs differ according to geographic region in the United States among Dog Aging Project participants": doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.2… @DogAgingProject

"This study doesn't suggest specific diets for dogs. It shows that different types of dogs likely eat different diets." 🐾Check out our #blogpost to learn more about these scientific findings: dogagingproject.org/scientific-res… #scientificresults #scientificresearch #dogscience #dogdiets

@avinformatics @ClemsonUniv @VaMdVetMed Dr. Janice O'Brien is presenting findings from her research on Lyme disease using data collected by Fetch Pet Insurance at the @avinformatics Talbot Symposium. The takeaway is that Lyme diagnoses in companion dogs can be used to predict and prevent diagnoses in humans!

@avinformatics @ClemsonUniv Dr. Michael Martín and @VaMdVetMed graduate student, Amanda Moore, address questions from the audience about how to best approach communication challenges in our field. @avinformatics

Opening remarks at the @avinformatics Talbot Symposium hosted by @VaMdVetMed. Julie Green noted the significance of being here given that Dr. Talbot was the founding Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine here at @virginia_tech.

Based on dog aging and mortality studies covering about 40 years (1981 to 2023), the lifespan of dogs has increased steadily. Dog lifespan ranged from 8.5 to 15.4 years, with the majority of more recent studies reporting longer lifespans. #CanineNews avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/…

Based on dog aging and mortality studies covering about 40 years (1981 to 2023), the lifespan of dogs has increased steadily. Dog lifespan ranged from 8.5 to 15.4 years, with the majority of more recent studies reporting longer lifespans. #CanineScience avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/…

@NoRelation2Anne I’m not sure what this means, but we did it two weeks in a row!

For a second week in a row, our top trending article was "How can we achieve more accurate reporting of average dog lifespan?": jav.ma/lifespan

Our top trending article last week was "How can we achieve more accurate reporting of average dog lifespan?": jav.ma/lifespan 🐶 @DogAgingProject @VaMdVetMed #doglifespan #doglifeexpectancy #companionanimalaging #companiondogqualityoflife #translationalmodels

This just out! Turns out dogs aren't only getting better. They're getting older. @dogagingproject team members @norelation2anne, @audreyruple and the DAP consortium show that dogs are becoming longer lived, counter to many popular accounts. avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/…

What if dogs could live to be 30? 🐾 That’s the dream, especially of @VaMdVetMed's Audrey Ruple. But a relatively short life span of dogs enable a more complete study that could shed light on how to increase longevity & quality of life for dogs. brnw.ch/21wHyjE

@jack_tamisiea @NetsrikMcM @parshallison I was happy to chat with you, @jack_tamisiea!

Big thanks to @NetsrikMcM for telling me more about her team's fascinating new paper and to @audreyruple for providing some crucial canine context on the new findings!! 🐾 As always, was great to work with @parshallison and the rest of the Sciam team!

Every dog has its day, but some dogs get more days than others. Scientists in the UK recently determined how traits like size, sex and facial proportions impact a given breed's longevity. 🐶🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺 Slightly late update on my latest from @sciam: scientificamerican.com/article/a-dog-…

The Ruple Lab is hosting undergraduate researchers @VaMdVetMed this summer through the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program. We will be working on @DogAgingProject research and would love to have help spreading the word. Learn more here: maop.vt.edu/program-servic…

Help save the Dog Aging Project. Despite being one of the most influential, productive and impactful NIH supported projects over the past 5 years, the National Institute on Aging has inexplicably chosen to withdraw support for the Dog Aging Project. For now, I’m won't get into the details of the process or my personal feelings about it, as the important thing is to ensure the Dog Aging Project doesn’t end. If you believe that the Dog Aging Project has value and should continue, I have three requests of you: (1) Please consider signing the petition to the NIH Director here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/supp… (2) Please consider sending an email to your elected representatives here: actionnetwork.org/letters/suppor… (3) Please share this message with your network as broadly as you can Thank you!!!

I am recruiting a graduate student in my new research group, the BRAY (#BehavioralResearchAcrossYears) lab, at @uarizona @UAZVetMed! 👉Earn a PhD in Psychology with a focus on human-animal interaction 👉Start in Fall 2024, fully funded for 5 yrs 👉Apply by December 1, 2023

Congratulations to Maggie O'Haire on being recognized as a Women of Impact honoree. Her exceptional skills and accomplishments are evident in the leadership she provides to our research program. @uazresearch #2023-honorees" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">research.arizona.edu/women#2023-hon…