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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster decline in later- life cognitive function. Pathological cognitive decline is ...

There is something about a childhood spent on a farm that lends to a certain kind of isolation. Life consists of a few acres of land anchored by a collection of buildings that are considered home. Add ...