Loneliness in older adults is associated with poorer baseline memory, but it does not accelerate memory decline over time ...

The report, published in Aging & Mental Health, shows that older adults with higher levels of loneliness scored lower on ...

Weiss, who was not involved in the research, added that loneliness may coincide with other health conditions, and noted that ...

A longitudinal study found that loneliness is more closely linked to lapses in immediate and delayed recall than to the ...

Older adults who feel lonely score measurably worse on memory tests than those who don't, but their memory doesn't ...

A study finds loneliness affects initial memory performance in older adults but does not accelerate long-term memory decline.

Loneliness affects the memory of older adults but does not speed up mental decline over time, suggests data from a major European study tracking more than 10,000 people over seven years. Participants ...

Social isolation has a number of negative effects on mental and physical health. Therapists share the best ways to feel less alone—and how to have fun doing it.

Lonely older adults do seem to have a lower memory baseline and screening for loneliness is important for many health reasons.

A rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With ...

Loneliness has a negative impact on the memory of older adults, according to new research. But feeling lonely doesn't accelerate brain decline, the findings suggest. Lonelier people performed worse in ...