WSU helps $23 million study of aging dogs

PULLMAN – Washington State University is helping to spend $23 million to study how dogs get old.

The Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine seeks local dogs to help in the Dog Aging Project, a five-year study to better understand how dogs get old, said a WSU spokesperson.

The National Institute on Aging, a part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding the project.

Seven colleges of veterinary medicine around the country are participating in the study along with Texas A&M, University of Georgia, Iowa State University, Colorado State University, Oregon State Uni...