Midlife Loneliness Might Lead to Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's Later in Life: Study
3 years, 8 months ago

Midlife Loneliness Might Lead to Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's Later in Life: Study

News 18  

Being persistently lonely during midlife appears to make people more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease later in life, a new study finds. “Whereas persistent loneliness is a threat to brain health, psychological resilience following adverse life experiences may explain why transient loneliness is protective in the context of dementia onset,” said researcher Wendy Qiu from the Boston University School of Medicine. After taking effects of age, sex, education, social network, living alone, physical health and genetic risk into account, persistent loneliness was associated with higher risk, whereas transient loneliness was linked to lower risk of dementia and AD onset after 18 years, compared with no loneliness. These results motivate further investigation of the factors that make individuals resilient against adverse life events and urges to tailor interventions to the right person at the right time to avert persistency of loneliness, promote brain health and AD prevention, the team said.

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The social isolation crisis: Making friends costs money but it’s all worth it

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Hindustan Times  

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Chronic loneliness puts older adults at risk for stroke, study suggests
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CNN  

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Loneliness and cardiovascular health: Here's how social isolation leads to deadly heart issues
10 months ago

Loneliness and cardiovascular health: Here's how social isolation leads to deadly heart issues

Hindustan Times  

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Experts say loneliness isn't just a social problem — it's bad for your health, too
1 year, 8 months ago

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Salon  

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Loneliness increases risk of future unemployment: Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Loneliness increases risk of future unemployment: Study

Hindustan Times  

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Can social isolation lead to dementia?
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Can social isolation lead to dementia?

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3 years ago

Spending time in nature can reduce feelings of loneliness, study suggests

The Independent  

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