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Hearing Aids Effective In Combating Loneliness Among Seniors
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — Could loneliness occur for some older folks because they can’t hear well enough to maintain essential social connections? Hearing aids appear to be an effective method of cou...
Retiring Abroad May Lead to More Loneliness, Study Finds
SATURDAY, March 22, 2025 – There’s nothing like the feeling of years of hard work paying off – when you can finally transition to a life of non-work activities, whether it’s traveling, diving into p...
Recent Decades Saw Rise in Sedative, Hypnotic, Anxiolytic Use Disorders
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Diagnoses of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorders (SHA-UD) increased threefold to fivefold between 2001 and 2019 for adolescent and young adult U.S. Medicaid...
Neglect Can Be as Damaging to Child Development as Abuse, in Some Ways
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Simple neglect can be as damaging to a child’s social development as physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Children whose basic needs aren’t met can have lifelong damage done t...
Proteins Associated With Social Isolation, Loneliness Identified
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – Proteins associated with social isolation and loneliness are implicated in inflammation, antiviral responses, and complement systems, according to a study published online...
Social Risk Screening Has Increased at Physician Practices
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in social risk screening among U.S. physician practices, but only 27 percent of practices screened for all five social risks in 2022,...
Feeling Self-Conscious Is Linked to Teen Binge Drinking
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Socially awkward young adults are more prone to regularly binge drink, but they back off their boozing bouts as they become older and more secure. A new study published...
Peer Pressure Influences Older Adult Alcohol Consumption
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Think you’re too old to cave to peer pressure when it comes to boozing? That’s probably not so, a new study says. An adult’s network of social connections plays a crucial role ...
The Number of Homeless People in the U.S. Has Increased
MONDAY Dec. 30, 2024 – The number of homeless individuals in the U.S. increased by 18% between January 2023 and January 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....
Single Peoples' Personalities Differ from Partnered Peoples'
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Single folks might seem like they’re free to have more fun, but a new study says they may pay the piper in their later years. Lifelong single folks have lower scores on life s...
Friendships Are Especially Powerful Late in Life, Poll Says
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – Close friendships are incredibly important to the mental health of middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study finds. Older adults with worse mental or physical health were...
1 in 3 Older Americans Say They Feel Lonely, Poll Finds
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life. Now, a new survey suggests you are far from alone: More...
Staying In: Did Pandemic Shift Americans' Leisure-Time Habits Permanently?
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have created a nation of homebodies in the United States, a new study finds. People are spending nearly an hour less each day doing...
1 in 3 U.S. Teens Say They've Been Bullied
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Bullying among American teens remains a big threat, with more than a third (34%) saying they've been bullied over the past year, new government data shows. According to...
Why Friendships in Your Teen Years Are So Important
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Friendships forged during a person’s turbulent teenage years lay the essential foundation for their happiness later in life, a new study suggests. Being broadly accepted by p...
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