Loneliness is common in older adults, and the mental and physical health risks associated with the condition are difficult ...

While loneliness is a year-round problem for older adults, it can be exacerbated during the holiday season as the air resounds with the sights, sounds and smells of celebration when many older adults ...

Chronic loneliness may significantly raise older adults' risk of stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Loneliness is increasingly considered a major ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health researchers say that helping ageing patients to hear better can enrich their social lives and boost their mental and ...

When Sandi Mitchell’s partner died in fall 2023 after a difficult illness, she was devastated by the loss, though it was far from her only taste of grief. Her first husband had died in 1999 after a ...

Across the world, loneliness tends to increase after midlife. But for reasons that aren’t altogether clear, the United States is an outlier, with loneliness steadily decreasing from the middle to ...

Loneliness and cognitive performance were related in the short term for older adults, according to a new study. For years, research has shown that older adults who are lonely are at greater risk for ...

In-person contact helps lead to lower levels of loneliness in older people, but other ways of staying in touch, such as phoning, emailing or texting, are not as effective in lowering loneliness, a ...

Ask almost any pet owner whether their animal lifts their spirits, and the answer is usually yes. Researchers have been ...

Older adults are at increased risk of complications from COVID-19. Many government and health-care leaders recommend that older adults reduce contact with other persons. In the short-run, this advice ...

At a moment when protective measures such as “shelter-in-place” and “self-quarantine” have become commonplace in many of the world’s major cities, a newly published study on loneliness sheds light on ...