Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Her research focuses on the long-term health effects of social connections and includes a meta-analysis on the effects of loneliness and social isolation on mortality.
If you want to improve your mental performance immediately, socialize. That’s the intriguing finding of a recent study published in…
Loneliness is as big a health threat as obesity, new research finds. But there are ways to overcome it. Here’s how.
Nonsexual, caring touch between couples alleviates stress and controls blood pressure. Hand-holding, hugs and sitting or lying cuddled up produces…
Married couples who give each other back rubs or touch each other affectionately in other ways for at least 30…
