More U.S. adults ages 45 and older are feeling lonely, according to an AARP study. The survey, published Wednesday, found that 40 percent of respondents said they felt lonely. In 2010 and 2018, 35 ...

It took Kiran Desai nearly 20 years to write her new novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. I mean this as a sincere tribute when I say I'm amazed it only took her that long. Desai's near 700-page ...

Self-reported feelings of frequent loneliness or lack of close friends as a child or teenager were associated with greater likelihood of cognitive decline and incident dementia in middle-to-late ...

Due to changes in their health and social connections, older adults may be at a higher risk of experiencing loneliness and social isolation. However, some strategies can help manage these feelings.

Click here for the original audio and to read more. The United States is in an "epidemic of loneliness," according to the surgeon general. And while social media is often blamed for making people feel ...

Loneliness can increase your risk of early death. This fact has been conventional wisdom for a long time. Past research has shown a clear connection between social isolation and mortality, and the U.S ...

Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in a Sunday interview, warned about the adverse effects of chronic loneliness, which could lead to a shorter lifespan. Murthy, on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” told ...

Hannah Arendt has been on my mind a lot lately. The 20th-century German-Jewish political philosopher escaped the Nazi Holocaust, and won regard as one of the world’s greatest public intellectuals at a ...

Kathryn Bates receives funding from the Economic Social Research Council. Anyone who has experienced loneliness knows how deeply personal it feels. We feel lonely when our social and emotional needs ...

Human beings are inherently social. We thrive on connection, communication, and shared experiences, which help shape our identities and foster a sense of belonging. Yet, in an increasingly digital and ...

The antidote to loneliness lies not in more connection, but in deeper connection. For leaders, this means creating environments where authentic relationships can flourish naturally. The Fast Company ...