• Loneliness affects 19 to 43 per cent of adults who are now past 60 years of age.
• Just as physical pain is a warning from the body telling us to take appropriate action, our feeling of being lonely and disconnected is a social pain, a signal that we need to take car...

Studies show that older adults who are lonely see a decline in their thinking abilities, which is rapid if paired with other factors like physical inactivity, anxiety, poor sleep and high blood pressure.

Prolonged social isolation is a kind of mental stress leading to various mental and ph...

• The negative impact of prolonged loneliness can be curbed with maintaining high-quality relationships and social activity.
• How we manage our feelings and relationships is important for our brain’s health.
• Self-care is an essential component of our mental a...