Social connections are essential for good health and well-being in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. There is also increasing evidence that the gut microbiome—through the so-called “gut-brain axis”—plays a key role in our physical and mental health and that bacteria can be transmitted socially, for example through touch.
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Source: Phys.org