Time banks could ease the burden of elder care and promote connection
Long-term care for older people is challenging for everyone. The costs are high and the quality of care is unpredictable at best, often falling short.
Dec 11, 2025
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Social Isolation
MeSH tree: F01.145.813.781
How income may shape risk of dementia
People with lower incomes and people from racial and ethnic historically underrepresented groups in clinical studies are more likely to have modifiable risk factors for dementia, factors that could be changed to lower their ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Training program delivers resources to reduce social isolation among seniors
Researchers at UConn, Johns Hopkins University, and Brown University have collaborated on a program designed to reduce social isolation impacting homebound older adults.
Nov 3, 2025
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Technology use, work force engagement linked to better social health among older Americans
Older adults face a high risk of isolation, especially after they retire. A recent study from the University of Georgia suggests smartphones, computers and tablets may help older adults stay connected. The work is published ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Harnessing social connections to support dialysis care
A dialysis clinic is rarely quiet. In open, fluorescent-lit rooms, patients sit side by side, connected to humming, rhythmic machines that fill the silence between them. For those living with end-stage kidney disease, these ...
Oct 24, 2025
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Loneliness and social isolation linked to heightened risk of death in those with cancer
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 published online in the ...
Oct 14, 2025
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Food insecurity, loneliness can increase the risk of developing chronic pain after surgery
People who experience food insecurity or loneliness are much more likely to develop chronic pain after surgery, according to new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 annual meeting.
Oct 12, 2025
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Teens deserve a kinder inner voice: Unfolding research from India
During one of my visits to schools in Delhi, I asked the students: "When something doesn't go the way you expected, or when you fail at something, it feels bad, right? What do you say to yourself in those moments?"
Many older adults—especially Gen X women—show signs of addiction to ultra-processed foods
They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them—products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young adults at a time when such ...
Sep 29, 2025
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Teen loneliness triggers 'reward seeking' behavior, study finds
A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation. This may be beneficial in driving them toward social interaction, but when opportunities for connection ...
Sep 5, 2025
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