Loneliness

City block

Violence linked to loneliness, hypervigilance and chronic health problems

Couple standing apart

Lonely people stand farther from loved ones, study finds

John Cacioppo

John T. Cacioppo, pioneer and founder of the field of social neuroscience, 1951-2018

Loneliness contributes to self-centeredness for sake of self-preservation

Loneliness

Study examines whether loneliness could be heritable trait

Loneliness can be depressing, but it may have helped humans survive


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Q&A: Prof. John Cacioppo examines the profound power of loneliness

Study: Loneliness Linked to Adverse Health Effects


Elderly woman

Loneliness triggers cellular changes that can cause illness, study shows

New Research on Overcoming Loneliness