The late evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson warned against the continuation of species loss and coined a different term for our epoch — the Eremocene, the age of loneliness. Laura Marris’ debut, “The ...

Explore the profound loneliness experienced by the elderly, reflecting on life's achievements and the inevitability of death.

Middle-aged Americans have demonstrated some of the highest levels of loneliness in a new study assessing tens of thousands of 50-to-90-year-olds across 29 countries. "There is a general perception ...

Older adults who didn't have enough savings to cover emergency expenses during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic faced another surprising problem: higher levels of loneliness. In a new study, ...

Kindness from a stranger costs the giver nothing and can change the receiver’s whole day. That asymmetry is exactly why it ...

Middle-aged Americans demonstrated some of the highest levels of loneliness in a new study assessing tens of thousands of 50-to-90-year-olds across 29 countries. The peer-reviewed research, published ...

In 2019, 1 in every 8 people, or 970 million people around the world were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depressive disorders the most common (1). In 2020, the number of people living ...

Lonely Christmas. Private Collection. Creator: Freiwirth-Lützow, Oskar (1862-1925). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images) A comprehensive study of nearly 50,000 people across the ...

Loneliness is by now widely recognized as a serious public health problem the world over. Research has robustly documented the across-the-board negative effects of loneliness and social isolation for ...

As Seoul expands anti-isolation policies and AI care services, an expert warns that shallow digital ties may deepen ...