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Socially isolated older adults are at increased risk of developing diabetes and high blood sugar, according to a study being presented at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Jul 14, 2025
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Loneliness is common and is a strong and independent predictor of depression and poor health outcomes, according to a new study published in PLOS One by Dr. Oluwasegun Akinyemi, a Senior Research Fellow at the Howard University ...
Jul 9, 2025
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An innovative partnership between a health system and local congregations in neighborhoods with high need that provides individual companionship to older adults has found significant reductions in loneliness and a corresponding ...
Jul 8, 2025
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A new study challenges the belief in a universal "pet effect" on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers found no significant change in respondents' well-being when they acquired or lost ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives. But these are different things, and the proportion of people feeling lonely is stable over time. So why do we keep talking about an epidemic ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Sophisticated new emotional wellness apps powered by AI are growing in popularity.
Jun 26, 2025
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It has long been known that loneliness is a risk factor in the development of anxiety and depression. However, the association itself has been less well studied. This is especially true during the transition from adolescence ...
Jun 25, 2025
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A new report finds a dose-response relationship between racial discrimination and poor mental health, as well as the indirect relationship between racial discrimination and mental health, through health, economic, and social ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Various reports have linked loneliness to premature death, with some—including the U.S. Surgeon General—suggesting that loneliness is as harmful to one's health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Jun 16, 2025
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Research shows that chronic social isolation can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and perhaps no group is more at risk than the elderly. In response to this health crisis, Kennesaw State University researchers ...
May 29, 2025
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