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Researchers confirm the science of love

Science has found the answer to the question that troubles the heart of romantics everywhere: can true love last forever? New research in the field of brain chemistry has shown that the “truly, madly, deeply” feeling of falling in love doesn’t last more than a year. According to an article published by a group of Italian scientists in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, the euphoric feeling we experience in the early stages of a romantic relationship seems to have a biological basis. New couples have above-average levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) proteins, which are believed to correlate directly to feelings of euphoria and emotional dependency associated with falling in love. A year later,...

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