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Study links social isolation to decreased brain volume
The socially isolated people also had more small areas of damage in the brain, called white matter lesions, than the people with frequent social...
Social isolation amid Covid outbreak linked to high BP: Study
During the social isolation period, 23.8 per cent patients admitted to emergency had high blood pressure.
Social isolation may reduce face recognition ability: Study
A solitary lifestyle can have profound effects on the brains' abilities to recognise faces, finds a study on wasps with implications on humans facing...
Parenting gets a leg-up in lockdown
The survey found that the proportion of meals the so-called reference parents shared with their children increased from 84% to 85% from 2018 to 2020,...
Ukraine conflict affecting children's mental health: UNICEF
The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic...
Social isolation, loneliness increases heart disease risk in older...
The findings of the prospective study revealed that social isolation and loneliness independently increased cardiovascular disease risk by 8 per cent...
Social isolation is a risk factor for dementia in older adults: Study
Collectively, the studies do not establish a direct cause and effect between dementia and social isolation, defined as lack of social contact and...
Why learning to surf can be great for your mental health?
How surfing is good for you Evidence showing the mental health benefits of surfing ranges from improving self-esteem and reducing social isolation to...
