by Louise Rees | Sep 30, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Summary: Loneliness, restless sleep, and unhappiness have a significant effect on biological aging, a new study reports. Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases. In some people these molecular...
by Louise Rees | Sep 5, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
One in four Australian adults feel lonely, and the impacts can be dire. Loneliness increases our risks of depression, diabetes, dementia, self-harm and suicide. But likening it to a disease and proposals to treat it with a pill miss the point: we’ve been building for...
by Louise Rees | Aug 25, 2022 | Loneliness
Play Street events temporarily restrict vehicle traffic on quiet local streets, so that children and parents can be active, socially connect, and play in their neighbourhood. They are small, resident-led, local events, held on quiet neighbourhood streets during...
by Louise Rees | Aug 17, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
We remember it all too well from the first lockdown. The obligatory weekly Zoom quizzes and the stream of cultural events held online. While most of us can head down to the local pub again and delight in the return of good old Sunday quizzes, some people are still...
by Louise Rees | Aug 10, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media, Stories
A father and daughter have teamed up to offer fishing expeditions to help older people combat isolation and loneliness. Age UK employee Becky Bostock was approached by private lake manager Adam Chamberlain who was concerned about how elderly people in his part of...
