"This group of behaviors affects about 5% of the world population," said Dr. Tiffany Libby, a dermatologist at Brown Dermatology. That's about 380 million people. These group of behaviors is known as ...

Researchers showed that cells in your hair follicles release important chemical messengers in response to gentle touches to your skin. By Veronique Greenwood When someone brushes a hand across your ...

For many people, the thing they’ve missed most during the pandemic is being able to hug loved ones. Indeed, it wasn’t until we lost our ability to hug friends and family did many realize just how ...

Physical contact is humanity's oldest language. Long before words, a touch, a hug, or a pat served to communicate protection, affection, and belonging. In the context of marriage, where routine can ...

Michael Banissy receives funding from the ESRC. Most of us know how good it feels to receive a hug from a loved one or hold hands with a partner. But what many of us may not realise is that touch is ...

The nerve endings in our skin that respond to soft stroking also send signals to the brain to arouse sexual desire under the right circumstances, according to studies in mice and people. Previous ...

Kate Poole receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council and the US Air Force Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development Mirella ...