Attempts to manufacture isolation in the laboratory are even more disturbing. In the 1950s, Canadian psychologist Donald Hebb paid graduate students at McGill University $20 a day to stay alone in ...

Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I’m married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of time together. If I feel like socializing I can usually ...

In 2023, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy formalized the concern of loneliness as an epidemic in an official advisory, stating one in two adults in the United States reported experiencing ...

We live in a modern paradox. Screens keep us constantly connected, yet more people than ever report feeling alone, especially younger generations and older adults. Loneliness is no longer just an ...

Feeling lonely from time to time is a perfectly human experience, but a constant state of isolation is now linked to some worrying consequences. We don’t need science to tell us that being around our ...

Loneliness and cognitive performance were related in the short term for older adults, according to a new study. For years, research has shown that older adults who are lonely are at greater risk for ...

According to new research, the lonelier people are, the more connected they may feel to fictional characters. That much is true, at least, when it comes to lonely Game of Thrones fans. Researchers ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...