by Robin Foster Loneliness can be a killer, but it can be particularly deadly for obese people, who are markedly more likely to experience social isolation. Fortunately, a new study shows that addressing it may lower the risk of health complications and early death for these folks. “To date, dietary and lifestyle factors are the...
POSTED BY JARED WADLEY-U. MICHIGAN While previous studies and explanations for loneliness have only looked at people’s need to belong and have warm relations, the story is a little more complicated, according to a new study. The research focused on two needs that social relations help to fulfill: communion, which drives individuals to connect with other...
Some call the drug “ecstasy” or “molly.” Researchers are calling it a potential tool to help treat loneliness. As public health experts sound the alarm on a rising loneliness epidemic in the United States and across the globe, early research is finding that MDMA could increase social connectedness and reduce defensiveness in some people —...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published June 29 in the European Heart Journal,. “The quality of social contact appears to be more important for heart health in people with diabetes than the number of engagements,” said study...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES Research from UCLA scientists and colleagues from other institutions finds that people with Parkinson’s disease who lack meaningful social interactions may be at an increased risk for severe symptoms related to the disease. The study, which was published in the journal NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, evaluated not only the...
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON Published in the journal Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]), the study shows that it is the absence of quality connections with people and not the lack of contact that predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes, suggesting that helping people form and experience positive relationships could...
by Dartmouth College Social connection with others is critical to a person’s mental and physical well-being. How the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one’s self has long been a mystery. A Dartmouth study finds that the closer you feel to people emotionally, the more similarly you represent them in your brain....
Young people, men and people in “individualistic” societies report higher levels of loneliness, according to a large-scale global study. The study – based on responses from more than 46,000 participants around the world – is the first published research to come from the BBC Loneliness Experiment. The ages of participants ranged from 16-99, and the...
Here’s advice for preserving your mental health while avoiding physical proximity By Kasley Killam With increasing numbers of people isolated because of quarantine and social distancing, COVID-19 is not the only public health threat we should be worried about—loneliness is one as well. While scientists are rushing to understand how the coronavirus works, researchers have...
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Skype, Gmail, iMessage, text message, phone call – a billion ways to connect with fellow humans in the digital world. Why is it then that loneliness levels are rising? Can technologies alleviate feeling alone? Samantha, the technological female self to feel better In the brilliant movie, Her, somewhere in the near future...
