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03-28-2024
Dogs can detect humans' stress levels by smelling their breath
Scientists have discovered that specially trained dogs may be able to detect the early signs of an impending PTSD stress flashback by sniffing out specific compounds in a person's breath. This finding could lead to a new way for service dogs to assist individuals struggling with the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dogs detect stress levels by sniffing VOCs The research, led by Laura Kiiroja of Dalhousie University and published in Frontiers in Allergy, brought together expertise from Dr. Sherry Stewart's clinical psychology lab and...
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11-24-2021
Vulture bees have acquired a taste for dead bodies
Although bees are related to wasps, they gave up being...
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11-24-2021
Cambodian bats have coronaviruses related to SARS-COV-2
Knowledge of the origin of the coronavirus that caused the...
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11-23-2021
Dopamine plays a central role in songbird mating
Dopamine is used by the human nervous system to send...
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11-22-2021
Ants swap spit to share food and special fluids
Ants are well known for their communal behaviors, such as...
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11-22-2021
How predators have outsmarted monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies and some of their close relatives thrive on...
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11-20-2021
Fruit bat pups take after their adoptive mothers
A team of experts at Tel Aviv University set out...
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11-19-2021
Supersaurus may be the longest dinosaur ever discovered
It is usually challenging to identify the exact proportions of...
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11-19-2021
Speech sounds elicit similar brain responses in humans and guinea pigs
A new study published in the journal eNeuro has found...
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11-19-2021
Spiders found on Kangaroo Island were thought to be extinct
Prior to the massive 2019-20 wildfires in Australia, a species...
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11-18-2021
Isolated tropical birds may represent new species
A new study of the small but charismatic White Crowned...
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11-18-2021
Scientists find a new way to study venom production
A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE has...
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11-18-2021
Fossil linking snakes and lizards was falsely identified
New research suggests that what appeared to be a four-legged...
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