The 10th annual Positively Aging Project, a local conference that provides information and inspiration for those living long-term with HIV, returns Saturday, Sept. 20 with a number of speakers and ...

While not everyone may agree dogs are man’s best friend, a special group of them might just be helping pave the way for mankind (and dogkind) to live longer, healthier lives. Scientists working for ...

In 2020, the Dog Aging Project began enrolling tens of thousands of companion dogs in the United States in a long-term longitudinal study of normative aging. The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to ...

Shepard dog sitting in the grass next to the Dog Aging Project's Kit Box. A network analysis of more than 26,000 dogs and their health conditions helps reveal which diseases tend to go together, ...

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine. In a cozy apartment, an older woman sits in an armchair, raptly attuned to a scene unfolding on her ...

It was personal when Pat Schultz enrolled her German shepherd-poodle mix in the Dog Aging Project. Her husband was suffering from Alzheimer's at the time, and the project her dog was participating in ...

For many families, the loss of a dog is not just the loss of a pet — it is the loss of a family member. Two recent studies from the Dog Aging Project are shedding new light on how dog owners ...

Everyone knows the old adage about dogs being man's best friend, but you may not know that dogs might also be one of man's best hopes to treat age-related illnesses. That's because our canines develop ...

To so many who struggle with disease, and their families, it seems like business as usual. Many new scientific discoveries have not yet trickled down into clinical application, for one reason or ...