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Featured / Health and Medicine / insomnia / loneliness / older adults / sleep

Loneliness can rob older adults of sleep

Loneliness can lead to sleepless nights for middle-aged and older adults, according to new research.

artificial intelligence / Health and Medicine / loneliness / older adults / robots / social lives / Society and Culture

Can a robot ‘friend’ ease loneliness?

The number of Americans with no close friends has quadrupled since 1990. Can companion robots alleviate the loneliness epidemic?

artificial intelligence / Health and Medicine / loneliness / older adults / robots / social lives / Society and Culture

Can a robot ‘friend’ ease loneliness?

The number of Americans with no close friends has quadrupled since 1990. Can companion robots alleviate the loneliness epidemic?

diabetes / Health and Medicine / heart disease / loneliness

For people with diabetes, loneliness is a big heart health risk

For people with diabetes, loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking, and depression.

emotions / Health and Medicine / loneliness / social lives

To fight loneliness, find a sense of purpose

A new study found that feelings of loneliness were less common in people who reported a purposeful life, regardless of their age.

anxiety / college students / depression / Health and Medicine / loneliness / social media

College students who cut social media use have less anxiety

College students who tried to cut their social media use to 30 minutes a day had less anxiety, depression, and loneliness, a new study finds.

COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / loneliness / older adults

Loneliness is down among older adults but still too high

Three years into the pandemic, loneliness and isolation are finally coming down among older adults, but still remain high, researchers find.

Health and Medicine / loneliness / older adults / social lives / volunteers

To ease loneliness, volunteer 100 hours each year

Volunteering more than 100 hours per year is particularly good at alleviating the loneliness of older adults, research finds.

Health and Medicine / loneliness / older adults / social lives / volunteers

To ease loneliness, volunteer 100 hours each year

Volunteering more than 100 hours per year is particularly good at alleviating the loneliness of older adults, research finds.

dementia / Health and Medicine / isolation / loneliness / older adults / social lives

Isolation may be a dementia risk factor, but tech could help

Social isolation is a substantial risk factor for dementia, new research suggests. But tech could help older adults connect with others.

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