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What We Want From Our Relationships Can Change With Age
Posted on 05 December 2022.
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Loneliness Associated With Memory Loss
Posted on 08 August 2022.
Prolonged loneliness in adults over 65 may be an important risk factor for accelerated memory aging, according to a new study.
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Social Isolation, Loneliness Increase Heart Disease Risk In older Women
Posted on 02 February 2022.
During the pandemic, social distancing has been encouraged to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But a new study reveals as much as a 27 percent increase in heart disease risk in postmenopausal women who experience both high levels of social isolation and loneliness.
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Loneliness Is Rampant: A Simple Call, Or Hug, May Be A Cure
Posted on 11 September 2021.
The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most. Alone in the home where she’d raised four kids, grieving recently deceased relatives, too fearful of COVID-19 to see her grandkids and great-grandbabies, she had never felt lonelier.
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65+ and Lonely? You Don’t Need Another Prescription
Posted on 31 July 2021.
Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications.
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Older Loved Ones Need Extra Care During The Pandemic
Posted on 23 January 2021.
Mask orders. Constant cleaning. Quarantine. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed how many older people live.
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