A new study from researchers at University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich suggests that combining physical ...

From lowering stress hormones to strengthening immunity and even protecting the heart, scientific research proves that a ...

This is definitely what true love looks like... and fortunately, Julia looks just as happy to see him as he is to see her.

Physical affection, such as hugs and playful lifting, is a fundamental way humans connect. For women, these gestures ...

Even as children grow independent, they still deeply need hugs for security, emotional bonding, and stress management. This ...

When humans and other animals are in a calm state, they tend to breathe slower, and their heartbeat also slows down. Contrarily, when they are exercising or under psychological stress, both their ...

Modern society faces a crisis of disconnection. Loneliness, mistrust and polarization fuel anger, anxiety and violence. Yet one of the simplest ways to rebuild connection and calm conflict has always ...

Quiet quitting, wherein workers put forth minimal effort on the clock, doesn’t have the hold it once did. Instead, job-hugging employees are reluctant to leave their roles — but it’s not all negative.

Maybe you’re meeting a coworker you’ve only known on Zoom in person for the first time. Maybe you’re greeting a group of coworkers at a conference, or saying goodbye after a team happy hour. Maybe a ...

Workers, who were quitting at high rates a few years ago, are now “job hugging” — or, as one consulting firm put it, “holding on to their jobs for dear life.” By Lora Kelley Hugging conjures ...

The woman wonders if she’s being “too uptight” for asking a coworker to stop hugging her Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

Researchers at the University of Vienna have developed fluorescent peptide tracers that can simultaneously visualise and activate the oxytocin receptor. This receptor–also known as the love/bonding ...