A loving partner can save your skin

(Northwestern University) Even couples that have been together for years may be embarrassed to let a partner see their less than perfect bodies naked in bright light.

That can hamper their willingness to do total body skin exams on each other to check for melanoma. A new study from Northwestern University has found that couples with close bonds were able to leap the self-conscious hurdle and perform regular skin checks.

This increases the chance of finding a new melanoma earlier and lowering mortality from the disease.