A new study from Oregon State University suggests that being friends with strangers on social media may actually make you ...

Being friends with a lot of people you don’t actually know on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok may just be bad for your health.

Lonely older adults do seem to have a lower memory baseline and screening for loneliness is important for many health reasons.

The health risks of prolonged loneliness are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a 2023 report by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.

Social media "friends" don't help overcome loneliness, according to new research. The first-of-its-kind study suggests that ...

A 12-month longitudinal study of adults from four English-speaking countries found that being lonely may spur people to seek ...

A new study from Oregon State University scientists suggests that social media connections with strangers can contribute to ...

A major new report from Logos Scotland is urging Scotland to rethink loneliness not simply as a mental health issue, but as a ...

Nature-based group activities can reduce loneliness, improve sleep and cognition, and increase a sense of connection to ...