Using longitudinal data from the US Health and Retirement Study, this study applied causal inference modeling to disentangle ...

The holidays are meant to be a time for connection, but for many older adults it can feel especially isolating.

Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent of whether someone feels lonely.

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a direct causal effect between social isolation and a faster ...

A group of skilled nursing providers is asking the president to step in and quickly lift lengthy isolation periods for COVID-positive residents ahead of the coming holiday season.

Imagine being confined to a small, dark room, with no social interaction whatsoever for 30 days. Not many people would jump at this opportunity. But, in November 2018, a professional US poker player, ...

Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life . Pathological cognitive decline is most often driven by Alzheimer ...