Loneliness and social isolation used to be hidden. People viewed them as soft, personal concerns, perhaps lamentable, but not necessarily central to the bottom line. Today, however, what was long ...

Gen Z feels lonelier than Baby Boomers. Friendship apps like Bumble for Friends and Les Amis are helping adults make friends. Profiles on apps help show true self and algorithms make matches based on ...

In recent decades, social isolation has been recognised as a major risk to our health and longevity. It’s twice as bad for you as being obese and nearly as bad as smoking. The rising number of people ...

We live in a time where phones never stop buzzing. Messages keep coming, likes keep piling up, yet many of us still feel alone. When you need someone to listen, the phone feels heavy in your hand.

It’s a painful paradox: We struggle with epidemic levels of loneliness on a planet inhabited by almost 8 billion other people. Loneliness and social isolation are major health concerns, with ...

Source: Image by Leigh W. Jerome Ph.D. Loneliness is widespread in the United States. Fifty percent of adults report often feeling lonely; 69 percent experience social disconnection; 54 percent feel ...