Saturday 1 October 2022 10:57 PM HEALTH NOTES: Cuddles can mend damage to hearts from heart attacks, research ... trends now
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Cuddles could help to mend the damage caused by heart attacks.
Researchers from Michigan State University found the 'love hormone' oxytocin, released during times of physical intimacy such as cuddling, kissing or sex, can stimulate the growth of new, healthy heart cells.
Initial studies in zebrafish, which have the remarkable ability to regrow damaged heart tissue, found they experience a 20-fold increase in oxytocin following a heart injury which stimulates the growth of specialised cells that migrate to the heart.
Exposing human heart tissue to high levels of oxytocin showed a similar effect.
Cuddles could help to mend the damage caused by heart attacks
The Government is being urged to ban all non-specialist doctors – and beauticians – from performing cosmetic surgery.
A petition has been launched by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) calling on Ministers to ensure that anyone carrying out procedures such as face lifts and breast augmentation are fully trained to consultant level and are listed as plastic surgeons on the GMC Specialist
