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...
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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...