Topics related to seniors, loneliness in old age, and digital everyday assistance

Topics related to seniors, loneliness in old age, and digital everyday assistance

Loneliness: The True Cost to Health
Deniz Akkaya Deniz Akkaya

Loneliness: The True Cost to Health

Loneliness doesn't stem from weakness, but from circumstances—and the stigma surrounding it only makes things worse. Here's what the research says.

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The Brain & Loneliness: What Happens
Deniz Akkaya Deniz Akkaya

The Brain & Loneliness: What Happens

Lonely people incur approximately $900 more in healthcare costs per year—which is why preventing loneliness makes sense not only from a humanitarian perspective but also from a fiscal one.

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Loneliness is more dangerous than smoking
Deniz Akkaya Deniz Akkaya

Loneliness is more dangerous than smoking

Chronic loneliness increases the risk of death to a degree comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day – what the meta-analyses really show, and why this has been ignored for so long.

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