Researchers: Hugs can help protect us from colds

PITTSBURGH, Penn. (WIVB) — A hug a day could really keep the doctor away.
Doctors decided to look into the emotional impact of our hugs. They can deliver more than a boost.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University studied about four-hundred adults. They checked in to the effect of hugs and whether they can protect you from catching a cold.
The researchers say people who received more hugs and greater “social support” were 32 percent less likely to come down with