Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY Dry eye disease (DED) is characterized by ocular dryness,
irritation and blurred vision and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. This …

This mini-review covers recent works on the study of pleasant touch in patients with chronic
pain (CP) and its potential use as a treatment. While experiments have demonstrated that …

Pleasant touch provides emotional and psychological support that helps mitigate social
isolation and stress. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using …

Social touch between humans, as well as between humans and animals, was previously
found to reduce pain and stress. We previously reported that touching a social robot can …

To combat the spread of the COVID-19, regulations were introduced to limit physical
interactions. This could induce a longing for touch in the general population and …

This commentary proposes a framework for considering the philosophical foundations that
support osteopathic practice, using the metaphor of 'tectonic plates'. It is argued that …

The nervous and immune systems have classically been studied as separate entities, but
there is now mounting evidence for bidirectional communication between them in various …

Affective touch is gentle slow stroking of the skin, which can reduce experimentally induced
pain. Our participant, suffering from Parkinson's Disease and chronic pain, received 1 week …

The evidence on how touch-based therapy acts on the brain activity opens novel cues for
the treatment of chronic pain conditions for which no definitive treatment exists. Touch-based …

Research on interoception has revealed the role of heartbeats in shaping our perceptual
awareness and embodying a first-person perspective. These heartbeat dynamics exhibit …