NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) --Chronic loneliness may greatly increase the risk of stroke in older adults, a new Harvard study shows. The study, led by the T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston ...

Participants who reported having consistently high loneliness across both timepoints had a 56% increased risk for incident stroke vs those who did not report loneliness at both timepoints after ...

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerFact checked by Nick Blackmer New research found a link between chronic loneliness and an increased risk of stroke among adults over age 50.More research is necessary ...

Middle-age and older adults with long-term loneliness are at higher risk of stroke than those who do not report being lonely, according to a new study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine on ...

Chronic loneliness may significantly raise older adults' risk of stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Loneliness is increasingly considered a major ...

Harvard study finds chronic loneliness raises stroke risk by 56% in adults over 50, highlighting the long-term impact of loneliness on health. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...

Loneliness may increase your risk of stroke by as much as 56%, according to a Harvard University study. The US surgeon ...

Social isolation and loneliness are associated with about a 30% increased risk of heart attack or stroke, or death from either, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart ...

Loneliness was associated with an increased risk for stroke in middle-aged and older adults, and the risk was particularly high among those with chronic loneliness, a study in eClinicalMedicine ...

Research has already linked loneliness to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The new report is one of the first to evaluate the association between loneliness and stroke risk.

The study revealed that higher baseline loneliness scores were associated with a 5% increased risk for stroke per unit increase in loneliness (hazard ratio [HR], 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.08).

Chronic loneliness may increase stroke risk among older adults. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Journal EClinicalMedicine DOI 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102639. Keywords ...