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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 26, 2020

Are you prioritizing your friendships? In her new book, Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond, science writer Lydia Denworth details the importance of friendship and how those connections play a crucial role in our health. “Very few people understand that your social relationships can actually change your health,” she said in an interview with NPR. “They can change your cardiovascular system, your immune system, how you sleep, your cognitive health.” Even with new science pointing to the impact friendship has on our health on a cellular level, Denworth believes close connections are still being taken for granted. She says she hopes instead of thinking of friendships as another chore, people will prioritize them and know that when they do, they're doing something good for their health. Read the full interview on NPR.