Isolation and loneliness aren’t identical — isolation is being socially disconnected, loneliness the distress of lacking ...

Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent of whether someone feels lonely.

Using longitudinal data from the US Health and Retirement Study, this study applied causal inference modeling to disentangle ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster ...

Share on Pinterest Social isolation and loneliness are both associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a large new study finds. izusek/Getty Images Social isolation and loneliness are ...

Imagine being confined to a small, dark room, with no social interaction whatsoever for 30 days. Not many people would jump at this opportunity. But, in November 2018, a professional US poker player, ...