When The Sun Doesn't Fix Everything Despite the warm weather and friendly locals, many expats struggle to form deeper ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster ...

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

I’ve always been a person who adores extremes. I know that many of you are the same, keen to twist the dials in your lives to the limits to see what happens. In my case, I saw that I benefited from ...

Using longitudinal data from the US Health and Retirement Study, this study applied causal inference modeling to disentangle ...

In a hyperconnected world that feels increasingly isolated, science confirms that strong social bonds are just as essential ...

Sending love and respect to all of you. I salute your commitment to raising awareness on the hidden yet significant societal issue of isolation, especially in an environment where the current ...

A few years ago, the surgeon general of the United States rang the alarm on loneliness by stating that it is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and more dangerous than obesity [1]. Loneliness ...

The study, published today (16 December 2025) analysed 137, 653 cognitive function tests taken between 2004 and 2018 by over 30 000 individuals. It found a consistent pattern of higher social ...