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Unexpected effects on health when you ... eh
Medicine - Health

Unexpected effects on health when you ... eh

Not looking far away, just a click away you will find a multitude of studies proving the harmful effects of loneliness on human health, especially with the elderly.

December 15, 2018
Robots help treat autism
Medicine - Health

Robots help treat autism

Children with autism live a lonely life. The robot itself may be more or less bringing them out of that isolation, researchers have discovered.

December 14, 2018
Detecting lonely genes
Medicine - Health

Detecting lonely genes

A recent study by American scientists has partly answered the question of why people who are lonely are more likely to get sick and may die earlier than others.

December 14, 2018
Lonely or sick
Medicine - Health

Lonely or sick

It is not surprising that lonely people are often ill: American scientists say genetic genes are the culprits of that condition.

December 14, 2018
Loneliness makes people stress chronic
Medicine - Health

Loneliness makes people stress chronic

Despite the disadvantages of loneliness being soothing and undetectable in the beginning, it will accumulate over time, a new study reveals.

December 14, 2018
Lonely people are prone to dementia
Medicine - Health

Lonely people are prone to dementia

Those who live alone will be able to develop Alzheimer's disease twice as often as they age in old age. The results came from research on 800 elderly patients lasting fo…

December 14, 2018
Loneliness prone to high blood pressure
Medicine - Health

Loneliness prone to high blood pressure

In addition to obesity and lack of exercise, loneliness is also a cause of increased risk of high blood pressure, according to a new study.

December 14, 2018
Portrait of the Internet in 2025
Computer science

Portrait of the Internet in 2025

In 2015, will we forget that the Internet exists? Will the Internet evolve so quickly that people can't keep up or will it make people feel extremely lonely?

December 13, 2018