A woman has set up a community for women to make friends after sharing her story of post-university loneliness online. Alanis ...

Is loneliness a health hazard? Psychologists believe it is, though people may overlook it. "Loneliness has very real and significant impacts on mental and physical health, social support systems and ...

Social media makes connecting easier than ever but loneliness is rising, affecting approximately 33% of people worldwide. For some, loneliness is temporary. For others, it might stem from remoteness ...

Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man,” the Greek philosopher Aristotle famously once said. He meant that those formative years are the most important – that the way we raise ...

If you’re human, you’ve felt lonely — at least once or twice. If you’re a straight woman, you may have craved the tender embrace of a man when this loneliness hits. But women should know that a vast ...

Persistent loneliness in people who were over the age of 70 was associated with a higher risk of dementia and cognitive decline. This was especially true in women, a new study finds. The report was ...