Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent of whether someone feels lonely.

Habitat isolation is expected to reduce population densities of animals via reduced immigration. However, altered trophic interactions in isolated habitats may modify these effects, especially since ...

With the pandemic state of emergency coming to a close, and with flu season now flu-and-COVID-19 season, experts are shifting their focus to what we can learn from the experience and apply to future ...

The health effects of social isolation and loneliness have been put under a microscope as people have endured months of social distancing from their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social ...

Most of us are struggling in the Pandemic forced isolation, either living alone, or in close proximity to family with whom we never has spent so much time in constant close togetherness. (In my ...

A study in mice conducted by the UAB shows that social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's disease, with hyperactivity levels reaching up to twice as much as in the pathology itself. The ...

As vaccination rates increase across the U.S and infection rates plummet, schools across many states are starting to reopen in a phased manner. This comes as welcome relief to parents and teenagers ...

Stepping out into the morning light which filters through the chainlink, barbed wire and metal covering of the dog-kennel-like "recreation" cages, my eyes take time to adjust. Being held in utter ...