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Joseph Shavit

Attending live sport improves wellbeing and reduces loneliness, study finds

Attending live sporting events has been found to improve levels of wellbeing and reduce feelings of loneliness, according to new research

Joshua Shavit

How to reduce loneliness: Meaningful activities can improve health, well-being

Free time is sometimes idealized, but research shows free time can sometimes be unhealthy by increasing loneliness.

Joseph Shavit

Loneliness linked to memory decline, study says

Scientists report certain people who feel lonely over a sustained period of time may experience elevated decline in verbal memory skills.

Joseph Shavit

How virtual reality can combat isolation on Earth and in space

The loneliness epidemic could be alleviated by an unlikely marriage between space research and virtual reality (VR).

Joseph Shavit

Dutch supermarket chain opens ‘chat checkouts’ to combat loneliness among the elderly

Some 200 Jumbo supermarkets will be opening up registers where clients can stop for a chat rather than pay for their shopping.