Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four times. However, primary studies to show that most dogs do not learn words, they are extensively trained.
Trained beagle dogs can identify non-small cell lung cancer in its primary stages as they have highly developed olfactory systems which could be used to identify biomarkers linked to various types of lung cancer.
The dangerous mcr-1 gene, which provides resistance to the last-resort antibiotic colistin, has been found in four healthy humans and two pet dogs, according to new research.
Sniffer dogs trained to detect malarial infection by recognizing distinctive smell of parasite from clothing worn by a person may aid malaria eradication efforts, especially in endemic areas.