October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, otherwise known as Dogtober, and we want to give you the tools and information you need to get involved this month and help animals in need! But there isn’t just one way to help give back to shelter dogs. Here are our top 10 ways you can help […]
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Will You Help Give Autumn Her Second Chance?
Just in time for Autumn, our girl Autumn is ready to find a loving home! But we need your help. Autumn arrived at the ASPCA after being found with a gunshot wound to the neck. Luckily and miraculously, this resilient girl survived and fully recovered. Understandably, Autumn is a nervous gal and is learning how […]
Three Ways to Help Farm Animals in Honor of National Farm Animal Awareness Week
The overwhelming majority of Americans agree that animals raised for food deserve to live free from abuse and cruelty. Yet in the United States, 95% of land animals raised for food are reared in factory farms—industrial facilities that house hundreds or even thousands of farm animals in intensive confinement. Animals on factory farms suffer in […]
Women need individualized help with weight after endometrial cancer
Women recovering from endometrial cancer require health professionals to provide them with individualized weight management plans to assist with their recovery, a University of Queensland study has shown. UQ’s Professor Monika Janda said endometrial cancer was the most common sub-type of womb cancer and survivors often had issues with obesity and weight gain before and […]
New initiative to help people with high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease
In the United States, nearly half of all adults (56 million or 48.6%) over 40 years of age have blood cholesterol levels that put them at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), increasing the possibility of heart disease and stroke, as noted in the most recent cholesterol treatment guidelines from the American Heart Association. To […]
Glial cells help mitigate neurological damage in Huntingtons disease
The brain is not a passive recipient of injury or disease. Research has shown that when neurons die and disrupt the natural flow of information they maintain with other neurons, the brain compensates by redirecting communications through other neuronal networks. This adjustment or rewiring continues until the damage goes beyond compensation. This process of adjustment, […]
How your tears may soon help save your life
How your tears may soon help save your life: From diabetes to cancer and dementia, scientists are developing surprising new ways to spot illnesses early Here’s a good reason to start crying with happiness: your tears could soon save your life by providing an early warning of cancer, diabetes and autoimmune disease. In future, they […]
This Morning Routine Can Help You Be More Productive
How you begin your day sets the tone for it (via Nova Medical Centers). You’ve probably noticed that when you have a chaotic morning, the rest of your day might be less productive, too. A few bad habits like spending the beginning of your day in bed scrolling through your phone could end up derailing […]
Bioprinted mini pancreas will help in the fight against diabetes
EPFL spin-off Readily3D has developed a novel system that can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds. The firm’s technology is being used in a large-scale European project to develop a living model of the pancreas for testing new drugs. First you see it as a transparent shape on a computer screen—a small electronic replica […]
Help Us Celebrate Our 155th Birthday with a Facebook® or Instagram® Fundraiser
It’s our 155th birthday–we know, we know we look great for 155! And for our big day, there’s only one present we really want … for our supporters and animal lovers alike to create Facebook or Instagram Fundraisers benefitting the ASPCA. And just for fun, and to make it even easier for you, we are […]