Month: April 2019

Study finds interactive livestreaming better than social media and email to reduce isolation 

    Loneliness is crippling for everyone, especially older adults. The trouble is that chronic loneliness doesn’t just make you feel terrible but, it also has devastating health consequences.  In a study conducted at Brigham Young University, researchers found that the effects of chronic loneliness are equivalent to smoking fifteen cigarettes a day.  But, unlike for anxiety and depression, there… Read more →