Land use planning has had devastating impacts on Americans—economically, socially, and culturally. But this is certainly ...

Isolation and loneliness aren’t identical — isolation is being socially disconnected, loneliness the distress of lacking human connection. One can be alone but not lonely, or lonely in a crowd.

Did you know that social isolation and loneliness can be more harmful to your health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day? As we ...

If loneliness results in the same risk of dying early as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, could the strategies that greatly ...

Social isolation and loneliness are widespread problems in the U.S., posing a serious threat to our mental and physical health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, ...

The holiday season amplifies America's loneliness epidemic, but simple actions can combat isolation better than medication, ...

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In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examine the associations of social isolation and loneliness with the risk of mortality in individuals with obesity versus normal-weight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Social isolation and loneliness, while related to one another, are distinct social factors and our study showed ...

“Loneliness and social isolation in older adults are serious public health risks affecting a significant number of people in the United States and putting them at risk for dementia and other serious ...