The more time you spend alone, the more likely you are to be lonely, right? Seems obvious. But it isn’t always true, according to a new study. For instance, it found that although, in general, those ...

It’s not unusual for many Americans to spend a lot of time alone — more than a quarter live by themselves, and more than a third of those who can work from home do so every day, surveys have found.

During the most isolating worldwide pandemic in a century, it’s time take a closer look at what it means to be lonely. It’s an age-old dilemma that has been brought to the forefront of our attention ...

Most of us experience moments of loneliness. For some, this is fleeting, while it may be a pervasive feeling for others. It may be mild or so severe as to trigger or exacerbate depression and anxiety.

Birmingham was ranked as the 8th ‘loneliest city in America’ in a recent list published by online business research website Chamber of Commerce- but a local urban policy expert questions the validity ...

Older adults who feel lonely — even if socially active — show faster memory decline when experiencing hearing loss. Researchers analyzed data from over 33,000 Europeans over nearly two decades, ...

We are, according to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, experiencing an "epidemic" of loneliness. Chronic loneliness is associated with earlier death, more illness and slower recovery, depression, ...