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• Loneliness Tied to Loss of Nearly 6 Years of Good Health

  11-10-2026 10:05 via Psychology Headlines Around the World
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthLoneliness and social isolation are widespread in the United States, with about half of adults reporting loneliness and nearly as many living in social isolation. Now, a first-of-its-kind observational study, published in Nature Communications, has found that these conditions are associated with the loss of nearly six years of life free from mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. The link to physical health is also significant but...
  
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• A Clock Change Dilemma Pits Science Against Politics

  11-10-2026 10:05 via Psychology Headlines Around the World
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesDaylight is already fading, and soon Americans will set back their clocks. But this year, political support is building for doing away with seasonal time changes by switching to permanent daylight saving time. That would be a mistake, scientists say. A new report echoes a chorus of studies suggesting that permanent standard time is a better solution than daylight saving because it's more in line with our body clocks, leading to better sleep and...
  
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