The Harvard Gazette reports: "Stroke risk higher for chronically lonely"

While other studies have found a link between loneliness and a higher risk of stroke, they have mostly examined a single point in time, as opposed to loneliness as a more chronic condition that extends over time. Former Harvard Pop Center Graduate Student Affiliate Yenee Soh, along with Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman, faculty members Ichiro Kawachi, Laura Kubzansky, and their colleague Henning Tiemeier, have published a study in eClinical Medicine, part of the LANCET Discovery Science, that sheds light on how chronic loneliness could impact older adults’ risk of stroke, a leading cause of disability and mortality.