Dogs Lower Human Blood Pressure, Study Confirms

... present," said the study's lead author, Erika Friedmann, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. "It allowed us to evaluate the real-time impact of companion animals in their owners' daily lives." Of the 21 participants ...

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