Holding the hand of a loved one in pain can synchronize breathing, heart rate and brain wave patterns. The more empathy a comforting partner feels for a partner in pain, the more their brainwaves fall ...

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Hand-holding is a feel-good gesture that is of far greater import than mere contact between palms and digits would suggest, say University of Haifa researchers. In fact, the move creates a ...