A new global report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection reveals that one in six people ...

A World Health Organization (WHO) report has linked loneliness to over 100 deaths every hour, totalling more than 871,000 ...

Social health, our ability to form and maintain meaningful human connections, is just as essential to our well-being as physical and mental health.

Research has shown how isolation or loneliness can cause mental and physical ailments. Being alone is an objective state but feeling lonely is a fuzzier predicament. One recurring trait among lonesome ...

Loneliness is common and is a strong and independent predictor of depression and poor health outcomes, according to a new study published July 9, 2025 ...

A comprehensive new study lays bare the deadly toll of austerity, inequality and profit-driven healthcare are consigning an ...

A £1.5 million investment, as part of the Wellcome Career Development Award from the Wellcome Trust, has been awarded to a ...

So, if there is no loneliness epidemic, why do we keep talking as if there is? Media framing of the issue and the human ...

U.S. children have an almost two times higher risk of death compared to children from other high-income nations, according to a study published July 7 in JAMA.  Researchers analyzed mortality ...

Dementia remains a leading cause of disability and dependency among older adults, affecting an estimated 55 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization.

If you or a loved one is over the age of 65, and has had serious changes in cognition or memory lately, then it's important ...