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Special Report - Special Report - July 19, 2012
Study ties loneliness in seniors to health deterioration
Older people who say they are lonely found much more likely to see decline

Newswise

Loneliness—the unpleasant feeling of emptiness or desolation—can creep in and cause suffering to people at any age. But it can be especially debilitating to older adults and may predict serious health problems and even death, says a new study by University of San Francisco researchers.

The team analyzed data in the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative study by the National Institute on Aging conducted on 1,604 older adults between 2002 and 2008. The re...


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