Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The analysis found a 1.42 hazard ratio for mortality among patients with arthritis reporting social isolation.

Among adults with chronic liver disease, social isolation from living alone was associated with a 40% increased risk for all-cause mortality and with greater odds of food and healthcare-related ...

Social isolation and loneliness have been pervasive public health concerns in America, especially impacting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Both mental and physical ...

In a study published in ACR Open Rheumatology, 30 older adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a mean age of 71.3 years reported a sense of social isolation and a reluctance to burden ...

Social isolation may accelerate cognitive decline later in life, reported a new study published in The Journals of Gerontology. “As Alzheimer’s is a leading cause of death for older adults in the ...

A large US study using causal modeling shows that lowering social isolation, not just addressing loneliness, could play a key role in preserving cognitive health as people age. Study: Disentangling ...

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A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation. This may be beneficial in driving them towards social interaction, but when ...