Not because the loneliness isn't there, it's right there, visible from the driveway—but because she was raised in a way that ...

Growing older brings meaning and fulfillment — but it also comes with shifting relationships, health changes, and new responsibilities. If you’re feeling lonelier than you used to, you’re far from ...

Feeling lonely may take a toll on older adults’ memory — but it may not speed up cognitive decline, according to a new study. Researchers from Colombia, Spain and Sweden analyzed data from more than ...

Connie Korteland, 82, was used to being active and able to get around when her health changed rather quickly. “We had recently moved to the area, and so we had a lot of work to do around the house,” ...

Nature-based group activities can reduce loneliness, improve sleep and cognition, and increase a sense of connection to ...

Addressing hearing loss in the elderly could help alleviate the growing loneliness epidemic among senior citizens, according to a report from SWNS. A new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health ...

If the current narrative is to be believed, loneliness is the grim scourge of modern life along with obesity, smoking, booze, and even innocent hot dogs, which are now linked to dementia. We cannot ...

The report, published in Aging & Mental Health, shows that older adults with higher levels of loneliness scored lower on ...

A landmark study has found that older adults begin to experience faster cognitive decline after first feeling lonely, independent of prior memory changes. The research, based on long-term UK health ...

At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people who were seriously ill or dying. It was a difficult and emotionally fraught ...