[HTML][HTML] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a key molecule for memory in the healthy and the pathological brain

M Miranda, JF Morici, MB Zanoni… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a key molecule involved in plastic changes
related to learning and memory. The expression of BDNF is highly regulated, and can lead …

Loneliness matters: A theoretical and empirical review of consequences and mechanisms

LC Hawkley, JT Cacioppo - Annals of behavioral medicine, 2010 - academic.oup.com
As a social species, humans rely on a safe, secure social surround to survive and thrive.
Perceptions of social isolation, or loneliness, increase vigilance for threat and heighten …

Social isolation in Covid-19: The impact of loneliness

D Banerjee, M Rai - International journal of social psychiatry, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
526 International Journal of Social Psychiatry 66 (6) stranded them with their families (those
who are unaffected by the illness) and are expected to strengthen the bonds of relationship …

[BOOK][B] Social isolation and loneliness in older adults: Opportunities for the health care system

National Academies of Sciences… - 2020 - books.google.com
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Social isolation, loneliness and health in old age: a sco** review

E Courtin, M Knapp - Health & social care in the community, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The health and well‐being consequences of social isolation and loneliness in old age are
increasingly being recognised. The purpose of this sco** review was to take stock of the …

Religious orders study and rush memory and aging project

DA Bennett, AS Buchman, PA Boyle… - Journal of …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: The Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project are both
ongoing longitudinal clinical-pathologic cohort studies of aging and Alzheimer's disease …

Facing loneliness and anxiety during the COVID-19 isolation: the role of excessive social media use in a sample of Italian adults

V Boursier, F Gioia, A Musetti, A Schimmenti - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prompted people to face a
distressing and unexpected situation. Uncertainty and social distancing changed people's …

Loneliness: Clinical import and interventions

S Cacioppo, AJ Grippo, S London… - Perspectives on …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In 1978, when the Task Panel report to the US President's Commission on Mental Health
emphasized the importance of improving health care and easing the pain of those suffering …

Social relationships and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

JS Kuiper, M Zuidersma, RCO Voshaar… - Ageing research …, 2015 - Elsevier
It is unclear to what extent poor social relationships are related to the development of
dementia. A comprehensive systematic literature search identified 19 longitudinal cohort …

[BOOK][B] Loneliness: Human nature and the need for social connection

JT Cacioppo, W Patrick - 2008 - books.google.com
Based on groundbreaking research showing that prolonged loneliness can be as harmful to
your health as smoking, Loneliness is “one of the most important books about the human …