How Your Pet Can Affect Your Health

Pets May Help With Alzheimer’s Disease

In a 1995 study on Alzheimer’s patients in an institutional setting, researchers found that companion animals improved socialization and had calming effects on patients. Fewer mood disorders were reported in patients “attached” to their pets than those who were not.

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March 25, 2014

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July 1, 2014