Loneliness is something many older adults face, and its effects can touch both the body and the mind. But there's a powerful, positive way to combat these feelings: volunteering. Not only does it ...

Providing hearing aids to seniors improves social connection and helps combat loneliness, according to a new study. The research, published Monday, found that seniors who received hearing aids ...

The key lies in maintaining levels of NAD+, a cellular energy molecule that naturally declines as we age and drops even further in Alzheimer's patients. By restoring brain energy balance, researchers ...

Loneliness has been linked to everything from chronic disease to early death, making it the subject of much recent public health attention. So much so that in 2023, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ...

The holidays are often called “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many people, they can feel like the opposite. The music, parties, and family gatherings can make loneliness hit even harder ...

I lived in and around New York City for the better part of 30 years without ever building good neighbor relationships. Now that I’ve fled the big city for a tightly knit community in East Nashville, ...

Living Local 15 host Jessica Williams is joined by Sean Goddard, a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Owner of Viking Psychiatry, to speak about the loneliness epidemic and some steps to combat it.

Many of us are facing conditions that might seem more like a cruel social experiment as we are cut off from connecting face-to-face with the people we typically look to for support, encouragement, and ...

Let’s face it: making friends at college is hard. Adjusting to life on a college campus can be a real challenge, and in COVID times, these challenges have only grown. Being far away from home with no ...

Meals on Wheels Central Coast is shining a light on the vital role local volunteers play in combating loneliness among older ...