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 …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the greatest contributor to global morbidity
and mortality. Poor social health plays a critical role in CVD incidence. Additionally, the …

Purpose of review In this review, we synthesise recent research on the association between
loneliness and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We present evidence for mechanisms …

Social isolation negatively affects health, induces detrimental behaviors, and shortens
lifespan in social species. Little is known about the mechanisms underpinning these effects …

As we head into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increasing need to
consider the long-term mental health outcomes of health care workers (HCWs) who have …

Social isolation gained discussion momentum due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas
many studies address the effects of long-term social isolation in post-weaning and …

Social experience is essential for the development and maintenance of higher-order brain
function. Social deprivation results in a host of cognitive deficits, and cellular studies have …

This review describes the role of social isolation in the development of anxiety and
depression-like behavior in rodents. The duration of social isolation, age from onset of social …

The gut bacteria of the family Christensenellaceae are consistently associated with
metabolic health, but their role in promoting host health is not fully understood. Here, we …

Hippocampal function is severely compromised by prolonged, uncontrollable stress.
However, how stress alters neural representations of our surroundings and events that occur …