Poor Social Skills May Be Harmful to Health
People who express problems in social settings could be at greater risk of both physical and mental health problems, researchers report.... Read More...
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Gentle Touch Soothes Pain of Social Rejection
Researchers report a gentle touch from another person can help to soothe the pain of social exclusion.... Read More...
So Lonely I Could Die: Social Isolation Greater Public Health Threat Than Obesity
According to researchers, social isolation and loneliness significantly increase the risk for premature death.... Read More...
Loneliness Contributes to Self-Centeredness for Sake of Self-Preservation
Loneliness increases self centeredness while being self centered contributes to feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.... Read More...
Loneliness in Young Adults Linked to Poor Sleep Quality
Lonely people are 24 percent more likely to feel tired and have a harder time concentrating, a new study reports.... Read More...
Is a Marker of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Associated with Loneliness?
Higher levels of cortical amyloid levels linked to loneliness and an increased Alzheimer's risk, according to a new study.... Read More...
Loneliness is a Heritable Trait
According to a new study, the risk for feeling lonely is partially due to genetics and these genes are also associated with neuroticism and depression. ... Read More...
The Neuroscience of Seeking Company
A new study reveals the neural circuit that mediates social seeking behavior following periods of loneliness.... Read More...
Loneliness? It’s All a State of Mind
Researchers from UCL have found that lonely people have less grey matter in a part of the brain associated with decoding eye gaze and other social cues.... Read More...