People experience loneliness differently in adult life, depending on their age. The strongest association with loneliness is feeling excluded from society.
Rejection from fathers may lead to an increased risk of social anxiety and loneliness in children and teens, a new study reports.
Lonely and socially isolated people prefer higher volume sounds, such as loud music or background noise, compared to those who feel socially accepted, a new study reports.
Expectations of what a person expects from an interpersonal relationship change significantly as we age. Researchers say that many people still feel lonely, even when they don't spend too much time alone.
Researchers report a gentle touch from another person can help to soothe the pain of social exclusion.
Specific brain regions respond in opposing ways when exposed to emotional stimuli associated with loneliness and wisdom.
Higher levels of cortical amyloid levels linked to loneliness and an increased Alzheimer's risk, according to a new study.
Both wisdom and loneliness appear to be influenced by microbial diversity within the gut, a new study reports.
Study reveals lonely people showed reduced activity in the anterior insular cortex, an area of the brain associated with trust formation. The anterior insular cortex was less prominently connected to other brain regions in those who expressed feelings of loneliness.
Loneliness alters how the brain represents relationships, a new study reports.
Higher rates of loneliness were associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes during a twenty-year follow-up, a new study reveals.
Study reports a three-fold increased risk of developing dementia in older adults with no genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, who experience social isolation and loneliness.
