For infectious-disease outbreaks, clinical solutions typically focus on efficient pathogen
destruction. However, the COVID-19 pandemic provides a reminder that infectious diseases …

While a sizable body of research demonstrates the associations between social connection
and health, much of the recent focus in the broader public and to some extent among …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Aims To investigate the prospective associations of the loneliness and social isolation
scales with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in diabetes patients and compare the relative …

It has been known for decades that social networks are causally related to disease and
mortality risk. However, this field of research and its potential for implementation into …

National health guidelines provide policy makers and the public with recommendations for
various behavioral factors known to promote health and reduce disease risk, such as diet …

Introduction The health benefits of marriage have been widely documented and, to a lesser
extent, the effects of marital quality. Marital relationships may be particularly relevant to the …

Prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases are realized through leading a healthy
lifestyle. Activities supporting positive psychology can facilitate healthy behaviors and …

OBJECTIVE The relation between clinical complications and social network characteristics
in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has hardly been studied. Therefore, we examined the …

Objectives: To examine the association of social network size and loneliness with cognitive
performance and-decline in depressed older adults. Method: A sample of 378 older adults …