Author Bruce Feiler witnessed or took part in a wide range of rituals as he traveled to 16 countries on six continents over three years. He says rituals can cure the loneliness epidemic and joins "CBS ...

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 ...

Bob Spinelli is lonely. He has been chewing on the idea of getting a puppy for a while, but at 64 and dealing with health ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Volunteering is helping women find and sustain friendships, with charitable endeavours combating loneliness and becoming a ...

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.

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 ...