Loneliness is something many older adults face, and its effects can touch both the body and the mind. But there's a powerful, positive way to combat these feelings: volunteering. Not only does it ...

ElliQ is building relationships with thousands of seniors, reducing loneliness by 95% — and government programs are distributing them for free.

Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a hospital for psychiatric care, helping their treatment, ...

The key lies in maintaining levels of NAD+, a cellular energy molecule that naturally declines as we age and drops even further in Alzheimer's patients. By restoring brain energy balance, researchers ...

When Tomasina Crowe lost her husband of 65 years, her family became worried about how she would cope on her own. That was until she was introduced to a local community hub in Rugby, which used to be a ...

As human beings, we are social animals. We thrive in the company of others and struggle when we feel disconnected and alone. If you are struggling with feelings of loneliness, you are not alone.

Combating Loneliness, a free program focused on addressing loneliness often experienced by older adults, will be held Feb. 12 ...

Loneliness has a critical impact on the mental health of citizens, particularly among the elderly. Robots capable of ...

Many of us are facing conditions that might seem more like a cruel social experiment as we are cut off from connecting face-to-face with the people we typically look to for support, encouragement, and ...

The Immigrants' Assistance Center in New Bedford has a weekly group to help Portuguese-speaking elders and combat loneliness.

We often talk about the grand gestures of love, but the everyday, unspoken ways married people keep each other company might just be the most significant. In a world that sometimes feels more ...

Let’s face it: making friends at college is hard. Adjusting to life on a college campus can be a real challenge, and in COVID times, these challenges have only grown. Being far away from home with no ...