(THE CONVERSATION) In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body ...

Saturday marks 35 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA paved the way for service dogs to help people. Canine Companions service dogs help people live a more ...

Do pets really reduce stress? Doctors explain how dogs and cats may lower cortisol, boost oxytocin and support routine, while ...

Dogs are very popular companion animals and can form close relationships with their people. They also can have positive benefits on humans' physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being. In ...

If you believe many of the TV news broadcasts and postings on YouTube then you also believe that dogs often help people spontaneously, and often heroically. There are many reports of dogs pulling ...

Dogs are often described as natural judges of character, seemingly able to sense when someone has good or bad intentions. But beyond popular belief and viral anecdotes, what does science actually say ...

People have long wondered what dogs think when they watch us wrestle with a tight jar lid or drop something for the third time, and researchers at Kyoto University decided to find out. In their study, ...

In late 2019, a team of researchers launched The Dog Aging Project, a long-term survey on the health and lifestyles of dogs in the United States. Their launch goal: Enroll 10,000 dogs. When a global ...