According to a study, stroking dogs and cats relieves stress

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The goal was to see what effects pet the animals on these people cortisol levels, the hormone that the body releases in response to stress. For this, students visited the animals in a shelter for 10 minutes. And they measured the hormone before and after this encounter.

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The more caress, the less cortisol

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"This study demonstrates that students randomly badigned to participate in 10 minutes of hands-on interaction with cats and dogs from a local shelter showed significantly lower salivary cortisol levels compared to those who queued while watching others participate", Published in the universal magazine AERA Open.

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