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Human Animal Interaction

New study explores impact of pets on loneliness during pandemic

Dogs on Call therapy dog at VCU Medical Center
Human Animal Interaction

How pets can benefit our mental health

woman supervising little girl as she interacts with a dog in a classroom
Human Animal Interaction

First-of-its-kind risk assessment tool ensures the highest standards for animal-assisted interventions in schools

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Human Animal Interaction

Why walking shelter dogs could benefit military veterans struggling with PTSD

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Human Animal Interaction

Therapy dogs can help boost college students' attention, memory and help them tackle stress

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Mars Petcare, Biomarkers, Welfare and Behaviour

Over 200K dogs take part in one of the largest tech-enabled pet health studies

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Human Animal Interaction

How important is children's relationship with their pets?

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Human Animal Interaction

Pet ownership can help us build social connections and a sense of community

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Human Animal Interaction

Creature comforts: pet dogs provide stress relief for children

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Human Animal Interaction

Study to examine possible benefits of dogs to veterans

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Human Animal Interaction

New funding to advance research into health impact of therapy dogs

elderly Asian lady holding a pup in her lap sitting on a bench in a park
Human Animal Interaction

Pets can support healthy ageing: a guide to successful pet ownership

Elderly man petting dog in wheelchair
Human Animal Interaction

Researchers call for more studies looking at role of pets in healthy aging

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Human Animal Interaction

Pets can impact our physical, emotional well-being, social relationships and community connectedness 

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Human Animal Interaction

Dogs could help seniors be more active

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Human Animal Interaction

Is the pressure to be a ‘responsible’ pet owner increasing?

Man petting Husky
Human Animal Interaction

Pets can be good for you – but the evidence shows it’s not quite that simple

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Human Animal Interaction

Coping with childhood stress: could a dog be the answer?

border collie and owner
Human Animal Interaction

How neurobiology and genetics can help researchers understand human-animal interaction

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Human Animal Interaction

Dogs can help owners make new social connections

Man petting dog in park
Human Animal Interaction

Human-animal interaction: the hormonal connection

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Human Animal Interaction

Family pets can help boost children's development

Gog in the office
Human Animal Interaction

Workplaces that don’t allow dogs could be barking up the wrong tree

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Human Animal Interaction

How pets could aid learning in the classroom

blonde kid walking a Beagle
Human Animal Interaction

Children may need to be more active with their dogs to see a positive impact on weight

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Human Animal Interaction

Creative solutions could help seniors benefit from pet ownership

girl doing math with dog
Human Animal Interaction

Could pets make good study buddies?

family walking a dog in the forest
Human Animal Interaction

Pets estimated to save UK National Health Service up to £2.45 billion a year

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Human Animal Interaction

Pets prove to be a child's best friend

couple walking dog down street
Human Animal Interaction

Walking the dog helps keep owners healthy and promotes community cohesion

boy looking out of window with dog
Human Animal Interaction

Violence against pets and domestic abuse: how are they linked?

Senior lady being visited by therapy dog in hospital
Human Animal Interaction

Animal therapy: can the human-animal bond treat mind and body?

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