Premature babies especially benefited from skin-to-skin contact, and women tended to respond more strongly than men did. Scientists reviewed 212 studies involving 12,966 individuals, finding strong evidence of health benefits in adults that engaged in touch with other humans or objects such as weighted blankets By Joanne Silberner   Photo Credit: Dreamstime A hug, a handshake, a therapeutic massage. A newborn lying on a mother’s bare chest. Physical touch can buoy well-being and lessen pain,...