In the News: Boston Globe

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“Today, loneliness has become “so much more prevalent and dire,” says Caitlin Coyle, a research fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, who studies aging. And as it always has been, it is especially bad for older people.

“Enter the Massachusetts Task Force to End Loneliness and Build Community, which Coyle co-directs and which aims to connect seniors with their communities. It’s not just a matter of emotions, Coyle says. Socially isolated people across age groups are 29 percent more likely to die of any cause, and isolated seniors are about 50 percent more likely to develop dementia.”

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