A golden retriever has melted hearts on the internet after his emotional first meeting with his owner's newborn. In a heartwarming clip posted by Samantha Dugdale (@samanthakatedugdale), her ...

Mutual gaze became the cornerstone of the study, led by Takefumi Kikusui, a dog lover and animal behaviorist at Azabu University in Sagamihara, Japan. Kikusui studies oxytocin, the so-called ...

Our journey with dogs began about 45,000 years ago according ... brain regions light up very strongly in the dopamine and oxytocin rich areas when they look at a picture of their baby versus ...

Kogan, whose research focuses on human-animal interactions and who has previously studied oxytocin dynamics in dog owners, says the findings align with both her professional and personal experiences ...

Indeed, research indicates that allowing dogs in the office can improve employee morale and reduce stress levels, while even ...

Animals sometimes help people improve their mental health through animal-assisted intervention, or AAI, which includes ...