A groundbreaking study from Colorado State University shows how horses can help children with autism feel calmer. At CSU’s Temple Grandin Equine Center children who experienced horse therapy showed greater reduction in cortisol levels than children who received traditional therapy. The research split 72 children ages 6 to 11 into two groups. One group received…
Read MoreCan sleeping on bees help with anxiety? In Ontario, Canada, Diana Graham runs the Bees and Bloom Wellness, for people seeking bee bed therapy. In her cabin, beehives are placed underneath wooden beds and separated by a screen that securely separates the bees from the clients. Clients report “[feeling] amazed” and “breathing better” after smelling…
Read MoreToday’s featured study comes from Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and highlights the importance of dogs in stroke rehabilitation. Many stroke recovery patients suffer from limited motivation, reduced energy, lack of companionship and decreased interest in therapy activities but having a canine friend around may help. Brent Bauer, M.D. (an internist at Mayo Clinic) and his team…
Read MoreA team of University of California Davis (UCD) researchers published a study giving new insights into how donkeys or minihorses improve our moods. Claire Short, who manages the Green Care Lab at UCD and UCD Associate Professor Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez conducted the study to see how interacting with donkeys in different ways can have different…
Read MoreInformation encoded in bat DNA may help humans achieve longer lifespans. University of California Berkeley postdoctoral fellow Juan Manuel Vazquez teamed up with undergraduates to collect small biopsy samples of the wing from the bat genus Myotis to analyze the genome. They found a connection between the bat’s lifespan and immune function.. The Myotis bat’s…
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