{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Why Friends Are Better Than Morphine","description":"Friends have the unique power to make us feel better, but a good friend gives you more than just a shoulder to cry on or a party companion. New research shows that people who have more friends may be better able to deal with physical pain.\n\nIn the study, published in Scientific Reports, researchers took 101 healthy adults and asked them how many close friends they had.","author_name":"TIME's Top Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/21453371/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}