and the lede: British actor Jill Gascoine, known for starring in 1980s TV drama “The Gentle Touch,” has died after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 83. Gascoine played Detective ...

While touch always involves awareness, it also sometimes involves emotion. Now, scientists describe a system of slowly conducting nerves in the skin that respond to gentle touch. Investigators are ...

Marcello Costa is the co-founder of Friends of Science and Medicine. As a member of the Australian Academy of Science he is committed to uphold the highest standard of science in Australian tertiary ...

Feelings of rejection can be common — you may feel ostracized at work, rejected by a partner or even snubbed by friends — but a new study from England shows how a gentle touch can curb these feelings ...

Physical contact is humanity's oldest language. Long before words, a touch, a hug, or a pat served to communicate protection, affection, and belonging. In the context of marriage, where routine can ...