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Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a modest but significantly greater reduction in both child-reported and parental-reported child anxiety in the pediatric emergency department, according ...
Mar 19, 2025
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For many people, pets provide unconditional love, companionship and a sense of security. But not all human-pet relationships are beneficial, and some may contribute to stress and anxiety rather than relief.
Mar 3, 2025
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Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there's a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit.
Jan 23, 2025
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A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Spending quality time with dogs reduces stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Onyoo Yoo from Konkuk ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Pet ownership is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older adults living alone, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 27, 2023
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People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words.
Dec 6, 2023
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Research at Saint Louis University has found that integrating a therapy dog into the classroom increases mental health support for nursing students.
Jul 25, 2023
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Cats are often left out of university-based animal assisted interventions aimed at reducing stress, but new research shows many people, especially those with strong and highly reactive emotions, want and would benefit from ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Researchers led by Rahel Marti at the University of Basel in Switzerland report that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Published ...
Oct 5, 2022
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