Loneliness impairs immune response

Lonely people are prone to illness and early death because their immune system genes are dysregulated. An American study analysed gene transcription activity in people who chronically experienced high versus low levels of subjective social isolation (loneliness). Genes linked to inflammation showed increased activity in people who described themselves as lonely, compared with those who said they h ...

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