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Helping Dogs and Their Pawrents Live Healthier, Longer

2025/6/9
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Audrey Ruppel: 作为一名兽医和数据分析师，我发现我们对于美国犬只的数量一无所知，这导致我们在犬只健康、疾病趋势以及寿命方面存在巨大的知识鸿沟。为了填补这一空白，我们启动了犬类衰老项目，旨在了解影响犬只健康寿命的关键因素。我认为，健康和寿命是两个需要同等关注的不同概念。我们都希望我们的狗狗能够健康长寿，而犬类衰老项目能够帮助我们区分并研究这两个概念。通过收集全美各地狗狗的健康和衰老信息，我们可以更好地了解哪些因素能够促进它们的健康长寿，以及这些因素对人类健康的启示。我认为，由于我们和狗狗共同进化，拥有相似的基因和相同的环境，因此狗狗是研究人类环境暴露和基因对健康和疾病影响的理想物种。通过研究狗狗，我们可以更好地了解可能影响人类健康的潜在威胁，并找到改善我们生活质量的方法。

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The episode starts by highlighting the lack of data on the US dog population and introduces the Dog Aging Project, a large-scale research initiative aiming to understand canine health and longevity. The project, initially aiming for 10,000 participants, rapidly grew to over 50,000 dogs due to increased home time during the pandemic.
  • No accurate data exists on the US dog population.
  • The Dog Aging Project aims to understand canine health and lifespan.
  • The project far exceeded initial enrollment goals due to the pandemic.

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The Dog Aging Project) is a long-term nationwide survey on the health and lifestyles of U.S. dogs that launched in 2019. Today, the project has more than 50,000 canines and counting. Today, hear what researchers have learned from one of the largest dog health data sets and what it could tell us both about increasing the lifespan of our furry friends and us.**For more information about signing your pup up for the Dog Aging Project, visit their website).*Have more questions about animals? Let us know at [email protected]). **Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)