We humans are wired to be social, and many of us had difficulties during the lockdowns and seclusion of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Loneliness, malaise, and feelings of isolation were experienced ...

Your mind isn’t playing tricks on you — the pandemic may have affected your memory. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, COVID-19 lockdowns caused people to lose track of ...

A new study using data from COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia suggests that physical isolation does not lead to an increase in feelings of loneliness. A new study using data from Covid-19 lockdowns in ...

Liz Lozano has been incarcerated since 1995. Having spent over 20 years at the Central California Women’s Facility, the largest women’s prison in the world, she’s a big believer in the importance of ...

Nursing home residents suffered such extreme social isolation, cognitive decline and mental health issues from facility lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care leaders must develop new ...

James Cook University researchers say a group of cycling enthusiasts who used a collaborative playlist to stay connected ...

In a study conducted in the lab as well as during the COVID-19 lockdowns, participants reported higher levels of tiredness after eight hours of social isolation. The results suggest that low energy ...

COVID-mania just won’t go away. The deadly strains of the virus have been gone for two years now and yet the recent outbreak of a mild flu-like variant is again stoking panic on the left and by ...

In a study conducted in the lab as well as during the COVID-19 lockdowns, participants reported higher levels of tiredness after eight hours of social isolation. The results suggest that low energy ...

Nursing homes operating as for-profit enterprises generally implemented less severe lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic than their nonprofit and government-run counterparts. Doing so may have saved ...

Mental health experts warn that the prolonged isolation of pandemic lockdowns has prompted many Americans to adopt a coping strategy frequently used by drug and alcohol abusers. It’s called “learned ...

Loneliness is typically defined as a lack of meaningful connection with a social network or companion, whereas social isolation is an objective lack of interaction with others. Research suggests that ...