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- A study from Azabu University in Japan analyzed data from 343 adolescents and found that dog owners exhibited fewer social problems and aggressive behaviors than non-owners.
- Professor Takefumi Kikusui (Azabu University, Japan) led the study, which identified 12 types of bacteria less abundant in non-dog owners' saliva.
- The researchers do not confirm if the microbial differences come from dogs or from reduced stress due to ownership.
