Dame Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey fame once said: “There’s a difference between solitude and loneliness.” For Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the therapist with a thick German accent who taught Americans to ...

Loneliness can cause symptoms of anxiety and depression and can increase our risk of heart disease and dementia. With how connected smart devices have us, loneliness isn't something that comes to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling lonely is a relatable experience for many of us. Maybe it's dealing with FOMO after seeing a photo of coworkers hanging ...

"If loneliness is a virus, excessive screentime is like running a temperature. We must address the underlying causes of loneliness, which include access to mental health treatment, discrimination, ...

Waking up in the middle of the night from a nightmare may have something to do with how lonely a person feels, a new Whitworth University study has found. Though it is too soon to say loneliness ...

“I administered cocaine and ended up discovering the source of loneliness.” Said two MIT neuroscientists, Kay Tye, and Gillian Matthews. By accident, in 2012, Matthews and Tye stumbled across the ...

Loneliness is more than an uncomfortable feeling—research links it to measurable health risks, including increased likelihood of earlier mortality. Yet here’s what makes addressing loneliness ...

The relationship between social connections and cognitive abilities is a complex one, particularly during the perimenopausal period when women transition from the reproductive period to menopause. A ...

We're in a loneliness epidemic. Around 27% of adults in the UK report feeling lonely at least some of the time, with the eldest and youngest generations often being the most isolated. But while ...

Why your brain craves connection—and what happens without it Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Social isolation can increase feelings of depression and anxiety. People who are socially isolated ...

The pursuit of independence is deeply American. But, even if inadvertently, it’s fueling disabled people's loneliness.