Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Loneliness can cause symptoms of anxiety and depression and can increase our risk of heart disease and dementia. With how ...

The male loneliness story has two tracks running at once, and they are not the same story. One track is genuinely painful: ...

Humans are social creatures. It's literally part of our genetic code at this point in our evolution as a species. That's why, when someone is deeply lonely, they may seem off-putting, as if they are ...

The entorhinal cortex is a sliver of brain tissue no bigger than a postage stamp, tucked just in front of the hippocampus. It ...

When I mentioned to my mom that I was looking into the problem of loneliness, she said, “Well, you can talk to me.” I had, in fact, started to investigate the topic because I wanted to better ...

A huge European study found that lonely older adults tend to have weaker memory, but they do not lose memory faster over time ...

Since 2018, Cigna Healthcare has tracked loneliness in the U.S., and the trend is alarming. Back then, 46% of adults reported feeling lonely. But the Cigna Group’s Loneliness in America 2025 report ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "male loneliness epidemic" is everywhere these days. It's constantly getting brought up on TikTok, podcasts, YouTube, and I'm ...

Loneliness is one of the leading complaints by college students, exacerbated by feelings of isolation, stress and the challenge of leading independent lives. But this problem extends far beyond just ...

I’ve spent decades studying the science of social life and even co-wrote a book on the science of social connection. But that doesn’t mean that connection always comes easily to me, or that I’m immune ...

Japan on April 1 enacted a law to prevent loneliness and isolation, problems that affect an estimated 39 percent of the population.

Loneliness occurs when our relationships don’t fulfill our needs. It can occur whenever we feel unwanted or isolated. You don’t always have to be alone to experience loneliness; you can be in a room ...