Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories on loneliness and its impact on mental health. Part 2: The negative impacts of too much screen time. Greensburg resident John Herrmann has a suppertime ...

Every Friday, the Ann Arbor Happy Hour event brings groups of seniors together to dance. It's not just a fun night at a club, but a way to fight the adverse health effects of isolation. The patrons at ...

Social experience sculpts the teenage brain. Source: iStock/pixelfit Humans are fundamentally social, and perhaps never more so than in adolescence when hanging out with friends is the top priority ...

With the pandemic state of emergency coming to a close, and with flu season now flu-and-COVID-19 season, experts are shifting their focus to what we can learn from the experience and apply to future ...

A large US study using causal modeling shows that lowering social isolation, not just addressing loneliness, could play a key role in preserving cognitive health as people age. Study: Disentangling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re lonely or socially isolated, you might have a higher risk of early death, according to a large study. There have been ...

The study identified 3 themes related to diabetes self-care in patients who have type 1 diabetes (T1D), including emotional stress and anxiety and concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. New ...

In a study conducted in the lab as well as during the COVID-19 lockdowns, participants reported higher levels of tiredness after eight hours of social isolation. The results suggest that low energy ...