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I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about how you can beat stress with some help from your significant other,

the forgotten astronomer behind the Big Bang Theory, and a hundred-year-old productivity

secret.

Let's satisfy some curiosity.

It's Valentine's Day here in the United States, so we thought we'd share some new research

that says that just thinking about your significant other can help you beat

stress and it might even reduce your perception of pain.

And this is why I have a frame picture of my wife and me on my desk.

It is a very sweet picture.

Thanks.

Scientists have known for a while that being in a loving relationship doesn't just feel good.

It's good for you.

Studies show that people with better social relationships have a lower risk of death while being divorced increases a person's chance of dying early.

There are lots of reasons why this might be.

I mean, a partner might do stuff like make sure you go to the doctor or give you the

Heimlich maneuver if you choke on your food but the simplest reason might be

that having a partner in crime makes it easier to cope with everyday stress

that's what researchers from the University of Arizona

wanted to test out. So for a study published last month in the journal Psychophysiology,

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