Scottish researchers  discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in cognitive ...

Loneliness is rising among Americans age 45 and older, with adults in their mid-40s to late-50s reporting the highest levels ...

Those who experienced chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke. Middle-age and older adults with long-term loneliness are at higher risk of stroke than those who do not report being lonely, ...

Loneliness is a prevalent and serious public health problem impacting health, well-being and longevity. Seeking to develop effective interventions, researchers at University of California, San Diego ...

Loneliness in mid-to-later life is a risk factor for death later in life, a new study finds. Authors of the research wrote that loneliness may be a target for programs to improve life expectancy. A ...

A new study has found that for older adults receiving in-home care, loneliness doesn’t increase the risk of death. The findings contradict much of the existing research into the link between ...

More than half of Spain’s population believe that resources designed to combat unwanted loneliness are inaccessible, ...

It's normal for parents to feel sad when their kids leave home, but they may be hiding their loneliness. And if your mom has ...

(The Hill) — More U.S. adults ages 45 and older are feeling lonely, according to a new AARP study. The survey, published Wednesday, found that 40 percent of respondents said they felt lonely. In 2010 ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and similar platforms are apparently no antidote for the global loneliness epidemic, according to Oregon State University research that linked ...

A recent study from the University of York, UK, has taken on an underexplored area regarding the prevalence, and associated factors of loneliness, among men in the context of the coronavirus disease ...

A UB researcher is among the co-authors of a recent paper that reveals how loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected American women over the age of 70. The study of more than 27,400 Women’s ...