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05/06/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Loneliness and social isolation may be a greater public health hazard than obesity, researchers say

Men are social beings, so they suffer a lot when they’re shut off from human contact. A new study revealed more serious consequences. It showed that loneliness can cause premature death. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Brigham Young University brought this problem into sharper focus by presenting data from two meta-analyses. The first […]

11/10/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Well, that’s depressing: Mental illness proven to increase risk of early death

A new study proves that mental illness, particularly depression, increases the risk of premature death, as reported by the Science Daily. “There is less stigma associated with depression, better treatments are available, but depression’s link to mortality still persists,” said Stephen Gilman of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. […]

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