How loneliness in older people makes them more vulnerable to financial scammers
Scammers target people who crave social contact.
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How being friends with someone who has dementia can be good for you both
A recent study finds that friends ought not let friends with dementia be lonely. The surprising part? Why staying friends is good for the friend without dementia as well as for the one who has it.
The iPhone turns 10 – and it’s isolated us, not united us
How has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?
Edward Hopper: the artist who evoked urban loneliness and disappointment with beautiful clarity
Hopper's brand of Americanism was a counterpoint to American optimism. Fifty years after his death, his legacy lives on.
The patients we do not see
For many of the nation's poor, food and shelter are more important than health care. Questions of insurance coverage loom broadly, but another question lingers: how to treat the poor we do not see.
What’s behind TV bingeing’s bad rap?
Don't listen to the headlines linking binge watching to depression and loneliness. It can be a positive experience – but only if we think of it as a good thing.
Why addressing loneliness in children can prevent a lifetime of loneliness in adults
Loneliness is a major cause of health problems, and many programs have aimed to alleviate it among the elderly. But it might be wise to treat loneliness at its roots, which for many is in childhood.
How a basic income could help build community in an age of individualism
In a highly individualistic world where work prevents us from spending time with friends and family, a universal basic income could change society.
Is your smartphone making you shy?
Some have said that technology could lead to 'a new ice age' of social isolation. Not so fast, says the author of a new book about shyness.
Anomalisa: why animation is great for adults
Stop-motion may be associated with children, but in Anomalisa it effectively gives substance to a world that is recognisable, but just out of kilter.
Loneliness linked to brain inflammation – but here’s why drugs aren’t the answer
A drug to treat loneliness may be on the cards. But would we want it?
The deadly truth about loneliness
The unpleasant feelings of loneliness are subjective. Researchers have found they are less related to the amount of time spent alone and more related to the quality of relationships.
How older people can use the internet to avoid loneliness
Combining age-related loneliness with other social issues could help breathe new life into public services.
Choir singing improves health, happiness – and is the perfect icebreaker
Singing in a choir really can change your life for the better. And yes, anyone can do it
For older people, beating loneliness isn’t just about where and who they live with
Older people aren't all lonely for the same reasons – we need different solutions to help them feel socially included.
The chicken commotion that is improving life for pensioners
Loneliness in older people is a serious issue but when I visited HenPower, a lottery-funded project in the north east that puts older people and hens together, I admit I had been expecting another worthy…
Loneliness has serious health risks and the solution is social
Anyone who has experienced feelings of loneliness knows how terrible it is. In his poem To Edith, Bertrand Russell calls loneliness “the solitary pain” and evokes the “ecstasy and peace” his wife gave…
Loneliness on the rise as our cities atomise
Isolation and loneliness pose an increasing threat to the health of Australians, many of whom are cut off from friends and…
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