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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…

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Study finds poverty & social isolation put older men at increased risk for higher resting heart rate, a known risk factor for CVD

Visiting Scientist Cathal McCrory, PhD, is lead author on a paper published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B that examines the impact of poverty and psychosocial factors, such as social connectedness and loneliness, on resting heart rate (RHR) in older adults.