Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent of whether someone feels lonely.

Isolation and loneliness aren’t identical — isolation is being socially disconnected, loneliness the distress of lacking ...

Using longitudinal data from the US Health and Retirement Study, this study applied causal inference modeling to disentangle ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster ...

The cold and darkness can be difficult, particularly for older adults. Here’s how older Philadelphians can stay engaged ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and ...

The Social Connection, Isolation, and Loneliness in Rutland County: A Landscape Analysis will be available to read on the Social Tinkering website through the month of January at ...

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It sounds ...

Weak social relationships are an urgent public health problem, but there is a severe lack of sound knowledge about which strategy should be pursued in preventive measures. In their analysis, the ...

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic ...