The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and The Graduate School hosted an author spotlight event Oct. 28, allowing Rein, an award-winning neuroscientist with more than one million social ...

Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new Brigham Young University research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance. Research ...

A new study from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young University demonstrates how attending live events can help combat loneliness and build social connections. The research, forthcoming in the ...

Social relationships are our most powerful psychological currency; they are the key to our psychological health.

Having strong bonds with others may help you live longer. A new study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity – Health, found that social relationships can actually slow cellular aging.

In today’s increasingly digital world, where people can go days without meaningful in-person interaction, the importance of social connections often gets overlooked. Yet, these human bonds do more ...

Physical sports have long been known to help with anxiety and mental health. But can augmented and virtual reality sports games improve psychological well-being and reduce loneliness? Researchers at ...

A lifetime of rich social connections, from warm parental relationships in childhood to deep community engagement in adulthood, may physically slow the aging process at a cellular level. New research ...