Loneliness is quietly emerging as one of the most significant health issues in Australia, and it can affect people of all ...

A growing sense of loneliness - and the associated risks of stroke, heart disease, depression and stress - is spreading among ...

One minor but arresting fact of U.S. history is the huge amount of alcohol the average American consumed in 1830: 7.1 ...

In the documentary “Join or Die” (on Netflix), the social scientist Robert Putnam explores the benefits of simply joining a ...

People living with loneliness and depression have triple the dementia risk compared with those with either condition alone, ...

There was sorrow and disbelief when a 64-year-old man who was abandoned by his kids after divorcing their mum, allegedly selling plots died in the house alone ...

As they retire, experience age-related health conditions and even lose loved ones, some older adults may find themselves ...

South Korea has the highest suicide rate among developed nations, and these "lonely deaths" include those who died alone by ...

A young man reveals how, as a lonely teen, he was sucked into 'red pill' thinking  - and the turning point that changed his ...

People who do not have a social life of any kind as they get older may have simply outgrown their old one, and now don’t have ...

Socializing could help to reverse frailty in older people, according to new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. An estimated 10% of people over the age of 65 are living with ...