Most people, especially animal lovers, believe that animals can heal us. But what does more rigorous analysis suggest? And where might animal-assisted interventions (AAI) be of greatest value? Today’s ...

The integration of animals in educational environments has gained growing recognition as an innovative strategy to support learning, emotional well‐being and social development. Animal-assisted ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Therapy animals are not a novel concept but ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Animal therapy and technological interventions in long-term care facilities were shown to improve loneliness in ...

Each morning, Juanita Mengel removes the silicone liner of her prosthetic leg from under a heated blanket so that the metal parts of the artificial limb don't feel as cold on her skin when she straps ...

Tonya N. Davis, Rachel Scalzo, Erin Butler, Megan Stauffer, Yara N. Farah, Scott Perez, Kristen Mainor, Cathryn Clark, Stacy Miller, Alicia Kobylecky, Laura Coviello ...

Therapy dogs are often touted as a way to give students a reprieve from busy academic schedules or remind them of their own pets at home, but a recent study from Chatham University found that ...

Animal-assisted interventions at universities, like 'Pet Your Stress Away' events, have proven benefits, but most only include dogs. New research shows more people would benefit by adding cats. And ...

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 ...