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Loneliness grows as we age - EurekAlert


<p>Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it&rsquo;s higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle adulthood, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study that examined nine longitudinal studies from around the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>The study also identified&nbsp;several risk factors for heightened loneliness across the whole lifespan, including social isolation, sex, education and physical impairment.</p>

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