Loneliness is not merely an emotional state; it acts as a physiological stressor that increases risks for heart disease and ...

As aging experts declare loneliness a public health crisis, programs like Meals on Wheels offer older adults more than food.

Older adults who are socially isolated and digitally excluded experienced a 60% higher risk of depression, according to a January study published in Medicine. Additionally, physical function outcomes ...

Many Quebec parents experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, loneliness and isolation that affect their mental health in the first two years after their child is born. Yet, very few turn to the ...

The best research confirms it: Americans are now perilously isolated. In a recent comprehensive study by scientists at Duke University, researchers have observed a sharp decline in social ...

Isolation is not our normal state. That fact has become abundantly clear these past few months as we have been relegated to socializing less frequently and using virtual means when we do. And while ...

I was not aware of the epidemic of loneliness until speaking on the subject and receiving hundreds of responses. This is a matter of life and death. Technology and social media have connected the ...

In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared an American epidemic of loneliness and isolation, releasing an extensive advisory on the danger that a lack of social connection causes to health.

This piece explaining the science behind love and loneliness is by Ng Cheng Jie, 17, one of three winners of a nationwide ...

Loneliness and isolation can increase health risks for seniors, but Traverse City senior centers offer community and purpose to combat these issues.

March 2 is World Teen Mental Wellness Day ...

Background Sarcopenia is a major age-related health condition that remains inadequately recognised as a public health concern ...