With the pandemic state of emergency coming to a close, and with flu season now flu-and-COVID-19 season, experts are shifting their focus to what we can learn from the experience and apply to future ...

The health effects of social isolation and loneliness have been put under a microscope as people have endured months of social distancing from their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social ...

A study in mice conducted by the UAB shows that social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's disease, with hyperactivity levels reaching up to twice as much as in the pathology itself. The ...

Research suggests college athletes experience mental health symptoms and disorders at rates that are equivalent to the general population. This may be surprising to most people, as we rarely hear ...

As vaccination rates increase across the U.S and infection rates plummet, schools across many states are starting to reopen in a phased manner. This comes as welcome relief to parents and teenagers ...

ROANOKE, VA. (WFXR) – Right now, a lot of families are ready to get out of the house. But with more snow on the way, on top of everything that’s still left after this weekend, they’re looking at ...

Over the past few months at least half of the world's population has been affected by some form of lockdown due to COVID-19, and many of us are experiencing the impact of social isolation. Loneliness ...