68. ANIMALS: Oscar, the Cat Who Could Predict Death
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Oscar seemed like an ordinary kitten when he was adopted by Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Providence, RI. But the staff and residents at Steere House quickly suspected Oscar had a unique ability. He seemed to be able to predict when someone was going to die.
Heads up, this episode is more speculative than usual. And it includes a lot of talk of death. Keep that in mind while listening.
Episode Source Material - Oscar
A Day in the Life of Oscar the CatMaking Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat - Kindle edition by Dosa, David. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.Classic cases revisited: Oscar the cat and predicting death - PMCMeet Oscar, the Cat that Predicts Death and Provides ComfortThis Cat Sensed Death. What if Computers Could, Too? - The New York TimesCan animals predict death? | HowStuffWorksOscar (therapy cat) - WikipediaCat's 'Sixth Sense': Predicting Death?General on Cats
A Brief History of House CatsCats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA ShowsThe Taming of the Cat - PMCStress, security, and scent: The influence of chemical signals on the social lives of domestic cats and implications for applied settings - ScienceDirectDogs Vs. Cats: A Comparison of the 5 Senses – MIDORICIDEDeath and Diseases, further info
What to expect when someone is in the last few days of life | Hospice UK.Core body temperatures during final stages of life—an evaluation of data from in-hospital decedents | SpringerLinkHeart attack - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicIdentifying human diamine sensors for death related putrescine and cadaverine molecules | PLOS Computational BiologyProgrammed cell death and apoptosis in aging and life span regulationPredicting Death
Development of multivariable prediction models for institutionalization and mortality in the full spectrum of Alzheimer’s diseasePredicting Death: An Empirical Evaluation of Predictive Tools for Mortality | Medical Journals and Publishing | JAMA Internal MedicineStudies on Scents
Scents and Senescence: "Old Person Smell" Is Real, but Not Necessarily Offensive - Scientific AmericanThe Scent of Disease: Human Body Odor Contains an Early Chemosensory Cue of SicknessSick People Smell Bad: Why Dogs Sniff Dogs, Humans Sniff Humans, and Dogs Sometimes Sniff Humans - Scientific American Blog NetworkSweat smells like ammonia: Causes and treatmentDisease and odor: An intriguing relationshipThe electronic nose technology in clinical diagnosis: A systematic review12 Diseases Doctors Can Actually Detect Through SmellBio-Detection Dogs
Diagnostic Accuracy of Canine Scent Detection in Early- and Late-Stage Lung and Breast CancersDogs can discriminate between human baseline and psychological stress condition odours | PLOS ONE How Do Dogs Sniff Out Diseases? | Discover MagazineThe science of sniffs: disease smelling dogs :: Understanding Animal ResearchTherapy Animals / Our Relationship with Animals
The difference between dead and away: An exploratory study of behavior change during companion animal euthanasia - ScienceDirectAnimal-assisted therapy in adults: A systematic review - ScienceDirectAn Evaluation of the benefits that animal-assisted therapy provide to the terminally iII and their familiesAnimal-Assisted Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review | SpringerLinkMeasuring the Effects of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their ParentsPet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk | CirculationOther Animal Abilities
Toads able to detect earthquake days beforehand, says study | Animal behaviour | The GuardianSharks use Earth's magnetic field to navigate the seas | Science | AAAS. Fire-chasing beetles sense infrared radiation from fires hundreds of kilometres away.