Dogs can smell the stress odor in humans: Research
Written By : Isra Zaman
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-09-29 03:45 GMT | Update On 2022-09-29 03:45 GMT
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Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen's University Belfast researchers has found.
The study involved four dogs from Belfast – Treo, Fingal, Soot and Winnie – and 36 people.
Researchers collected samples of sweat and breath from participants before and after they did a difficult maths problem. They self-reported their stress levels before and after the task and researchers only used samples where the person's blood pressure and heart rate had increased.
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