A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline.

Middle-aged and older women who say they feel lonely are likely to spend more hours in front of the television a few years ...

New report urges global action as emotional isolation emerges as a major public health threat, especially among youth and in ...

Hearing loss combined with the feelings of loneliness accelerates cognitive decline, leading to dementia in older adults, ...

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

Isolation, communication difficulties, reduced alertness — hearing impairment or loss is a real challenge in daily life. Over ...

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

New research shows that medical professionals need greater awareness of the implications of social isolation on human health. Just as importantly, they need awareness of solutions.

Isolation, communication difficulties, reduced alertness — hearing impairment or loss is a real challenge in daily life. Over time, it can also become ...

Bill Schmitt is the last of the "five guys." Since their days as grade-school classmates in the tiny town of Walnut, Illinois, Schmitt and his four best friends — Cliff, Jim, Pat and Adrian — ...

Research conducted by Chinese scientists on mobile phone usage among university students contributed to a World Health ...

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