Researchers argue that calculating a dog's age is not multiplying the number of years by 7.

[marila anne kama]

a four legged pet How young or old?

But new research published recently in the journal Cell Systems refutes this idea entirely. because scientists confirmed that The age of humans and dogs did not increase at the same rate.

Researcher from the Faculty of Medicine The University of California, San Diego, has devised a formula for calculating the age of dogs that takes into account these variables in aging rates. and tracked molecular changes in the Labrador's DNA. Age from a few weeks Until the age of 16 years, a total of 104 animals until the results concluded that Dogs age at a faster rate than humans in their early life, before the rate of aging begins to slow as they mature.

Trey Eideker, head of the research team. commented that The results of the study help explain the mystery of the age of dogs very well. Because if using the multiplication formula by 7, a 9 month old dog can become pregnant. It does not correspond to human age at all.

from this study Researchers found that a one-year-old dog was about as old as a 30-year-old human, while a four-year-old dog was 52-years-old.

The new formula for calculating the age of the dog It's the first computational method that could be applied to other species as well, and the scientists plan to test the results of their research on other dogs. to further study the effects of life expectancy

The researchers also believe that Monitoring changes in methyl group addition pattern to DNA molecules Before and after using anti-aging products will help the vet make decisions. about diagnosing the world and treating animals more accurately

Eideker said the results of this latest study This allows both researchers and pet owners to better understand the possibilities of nearby dogs. as in his own case. who has a 6-year-old dog, which he often thinks is not that old But after the conclusion of this research It made him realize that his dog "wasn't young. as he always thought.”

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