
Hugs and health
The English proverb: an apple a day keeps the doctor away can be translated into a hug a day keeps the doctor away. Researchers from the School of Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University studied the effects of hugs as a form of social support that protects people from stress. They found that more hugs and better social support protect people who receive them not only from stress, but also from infectious diseases, meaning they get sick less often.










