Early-Life Exposure To Dogs Have The Ability To Lessen Risk Of Schizophrenia

Ever since some of the humans have domesticated the animal dog which is the most faithful, plus obedient and also protective animal has recently provided its known owner with the companionship and emotional well-being of person. Now, recently a study that came from Johns Hopkins Medicine has suggested that being around "man's best friend" from a starting early age may have resulted in a health benefit also further lessening the chances of developing the schizophrenia as an adult.
And while Fido may also help preventing that condition, the jury has been still out on whether or not there is not any link, positive or negative, or between some of them being raised with Fluffy, the cat and later on developing either schizophrenia or other bipolar disorder.
Robert Yolken who is M.D. and chair of the Stanley Division of Pediatric Neurovirology and also professor of neurovirology in the sector of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, and also the lead author of a research paper that was recently posted online in the journal of PLOS One has said that serious psychiatric disorders have now been associated with some alterations in the immune system linked to the environmental exposures in the early life, and since the household pets are often incorporated the first things with which children have any kind of close contact.

By: Prerana Sharma
Content: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191218153448.htm