We humans are wired to be social, and many of us had difficulties during the lockdowns and seclusion of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Loneliness, malaise, and feelings of isolation were experienced ...

Your mind isn’t playing tricks on you — the pandemic may have affected your memory. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, COVID-19 lockdowns caused people to lose track of ...

Nursing homes operating as for-profit enterprises generally implemented less severe lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic than their nonprofit and government-run counterparts. Doing so may have saved ...

Nursing home residents suffered such extreme social isolation, cognitive decline and mental health issues from facility lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care leaders must develop new ...

In a study conducted in the lab as well as during the COVID-19 lockdowns, participants reported higher levels of tiredness after eight hours of social isolation. The results suggest that low energy ...

The COVID-19 lockdowns caused significant changes in adolescents’ brains, a scientific study has found. Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle used MRI data to show the normal thinning ...

It’s been four years since the COVID pandemic prompted widespread lockdowns and isolation across the United States amid an already concerning epidemic of loneliness nationwide. For a future article, ...

In a study conducted in the lab as well as during the COVID-19 lockdowns, participants reported higher levels of tiredness after eight hours of social isolation. The results suggest that low energy ...

COVID-19 was spread by people hanging out with other people. One of the terrible truths of the outbreaks in 2020 and 2021 was that the most dangerous activities were the most important parts of life: ...

Mental health experts warn that the prolonged isolation of pandemic lockdowns has prompted many Americans to adopt a coping strategy frequently used by drug and alcohol abusers. It’s called “learned ...

Loneliness is typically defined as a lack of meaningful connection with a social network or companion, whereas social isolation is an objective lack of interaction with others. Research suggests that ...