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People who feel lonely are much more likely to experience poorer mental health and lower well-being, a new collaborative ...

Social isolation and loneliness have long been linked to adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and premature death. However, the biologic underpinnings of these ...

Has there really been a surge in social isolation in the United States? Six research teams reanalyzed the evidence and found a very different story from what has been widely reported. A 2023 study by ...

While loneliness has been shown to harm one's health, framing it as a health issue shifts responsibility from society to ...

Loneliness/social isolation isn’t just a transient emotion or situation, it’s turned into a global crisis with serious public health consequences. In 2023, then–US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3- Good health and wellbeing. Loneliness is commonly defined as the unwelcome feeling of a lack or loss of companionship that occurs when ...

Social isolation significantly increases the risk of premature death, rivaling the risks of smoking and obesity. The pituitary gland regulates oxytocin, a hormone essential for uterine contractions ...

Human beings are inherently social. We thrive on connection, communication and shared experiences, which help shape our identities and foster a sense of belonging. Yet, in an increasingly digital and ...

Traditionally, loneliness has been defined in terms of lacking companionship or social isolation. In an eight-country study, Abdalla and colleagues (2026) found that nearly half of young persons aged ...

Kindness rarely knocks the way you expect it to. It shows up as a coworker who notices your loneliness, a neighbor holding ...

Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research ...