Loneliness is increasing among adults 45 and older, with new research from AARP revealing a concerning upward trend that's ...

More men reported feeling lonely than women — 42 percent to 37 percent — and the study found a negative correlation between ...

Loneliness decreases with age. Nearly half (49 percent) of adults ages 45 to 49 are lonely, while 45 percent of those in their 50s report feeling lonely. As adults age into their 60s, 70s and beyond, ...

Our epidemic of ‘loneliness and isolation,” brought to public attention by former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, shows no ...

Connie Korteland, 82, was accustomed to being active and able to get around when her health changed rather quickly. “We had recently moved to the area, and so we had a lot of work to do around the ...

Older adults may be at a higher risk of experiencing loneliness and social isolation due to changes in health and social connections. However, there are strategies that can help manage these feelings.

While loneliness can strike at any age in older adulthood, it is most prevalent among people in their 40s and 50s. Over two ...

You might assume you’d know if you’re lonely—it is a feeling, after all. But surprising new research suggests that plenty of ...

People often say that poverty is loud, but wealth whispers. The same can be said of an active social life. When you’re not lonely, you’re quietly confident. You don’t try to steal attention or make a ...

Two large studies involving Chinese older adults found strong links between loneliness, frailty and difficulty performing everyday tasks — with frailty appearing to act as a bridge in this ...