Researchers at Dalhousie University have discovered that assistance dogs may have the potential to detect oncoming PTSD flashbacks by sensing changes in the breath of individuals who have experienced ...

Their sensitive noses can detect an impending seizure, sniff out signs of Covid and even expose cancer. Now, scientists have successfully trained two dogs to smell trauma from a person’s breath.

A Canadian pilot study shows that dogs can be taught to recognize the scent of psychotrauma on the breath, opening the ...

In a pilot study, scientists were able to train dogs to recognize stress cues on the breath of humans who had been reflecting on their past traumatic experiences. Although some assistance dogs can ...

A new study shows that some service dogs can detect stress-related compounds in human breath, providing evidence that they can help individuals with PTSD manage their episodes. "Ours is the first ...

Dogs could soon sniff out an oncoming post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) flashback after a pair of pooches were trained to smell stress on survivors’ breath. A pilot study has shown that our ...

Dogs might be able to detect an onset of a post-traumatic stress episode, according to a new study. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) arises from being exposed to a catastrophic or traumatic event ...

Recent research has unveiled that dogs might have the ability to detect the onset of flashbacks caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by smelling changes in a person’s breath. This discovery ...

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