No sex, no alcohol, no daylight, no fruit or vegetables, and no eye contact with your captors for 100 days. It might sound ...

Scientists detect a heightened 'threat vigilance' reaction in adolescents after a few hours of isolation, which socializing online doesn't appear to ameliorate. They say the findings might shed light ...

Loneliness/social isolation isn’t just a transient emotion or situation, it’s turned into a global crisis with serious public health consequences. In 2023, then–US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, ...

Social isolation significantly increases the risk of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address this issue.

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