The team found that, expectedly, segregation and isolation peaked in April of 2020, during the pandemic, but levels largely returned to pre-pandemic norms by 2022, except for some cities like Boston ...

Experts aren't quite sure what's in store for us this cold, flu and COVID season. But with a new flu variant beginning to spread in the U.S. and low COVID vaccination rates, this may be a more severe ...

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, social isolation was found to have increased globally after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the initial increase disproportionately seen in lower-income ...

Loneliness affects people of any age, but rates are higher among teenagers. Are social media and smartphones making the problem worse? One in 6 people worldwide are affected by loneliness, and the ...

Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day she decided to combine the two. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...

The United States and Russia agreed in high-level talks Tuesday to re-establish embassy staffing in a reversal of American policy by President Donald Trump, fueling fears in Kyiv and building up ...

Loneliness is becoming an epidemic for people of all ages. To kick off 2025, Here & Now is looking at how people can forge connections in this era of loneliness. Part 1. Surgeon general on loneliness ...

Researchers identify key proteins and pathways connecting social relationships to cardiovascular disease, stroke, and mortality, paving the way for targeted interventions. Study: Plasma proteomic ...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Lundbeck Foundation. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health ...

As of March 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID-19, but recommends taking other precautions once your ...