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A recent study published in PNAS explores the effects of social isolation in adults 50 years of age and older. Study: Changes in well-being among socially isolated older people during the COVID-19 ...

New research uncovers a possible reason why teenaged girls struggled so mightily with their mental health during the pandemic: Scans showed their brains aged far faster than expected during that ...

Q: I am 68 and live alone. I haven’t been able to snap out of the isolation that descended on me during the pandemic. It’s pretty depressing. Any suggestions? -- Alice F., Port Washington, New York A: ...

I tapped gently on the driver's window while my toddler pressed his back to the passenger door inside the car. "I don't want to go!" he wailed. Other WRAL Top Stories We were just over a week into day ...

My husband and I, along with a lot of other people our age, have not been able to recover from the pandemic. We are both active 75-year-olds and have been married 55 years. It seems like everyone’s ...

DEAR AMY: My husband and I, along with a lot of other people our age, have not been able to recover from the pandemic. We are both active 75-year-olds and have been married 55 years. It seems like ...

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 ...