According to a 2015 study, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University found a correlation between how much hugging people did and how well their bodies were able to fight off colds.⁠ ⁠ The researchers interviewed 404 healthy adults to find out how much social support and how much conflict they had in their daily lives, including how often they hugged other people. Then they exposed the participants to a common cold virus.⁠ ⁠ They found that people with stronger social networks and those who hugged others more frequently had less risk of infection. And of those who did get sick, more frequent hugs resulted in less severe symptoms.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #hug #hugging #medicine #biology #science #study