All of us are vulnerable to loneliness, boredom, and other negative emotions at times. In this current public health crisis that we are facing, unpleasant feelings like these are likely to arise. For ...

As the weeks of social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders drag on, many Seattleites may begin feeling isolated and start wondering: is it really that harmful to visit a friend during ...

Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, have found a surprisingly simple way of understanding social-distancing behavior during an epidemic. Tokyo, Japan – ...

“The Isolating Effect of Social Distancing for Teens with ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression” [Podcast #298] Tune into podcast 298 as Wes Crenshaw, Ph.D., discusses the impacts of social distancing on ...

Right now there is a lot of talk about social distancing, which is our number one defense against the pandemic at the moment, and will continue to be until we have a cure or a vaccine that can be ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Ready to party post-pandemic, but at the same time feeling shy? Here’s how social isolation affects the brain – and what research suggests about the effects of resocialization. Pregnant women’s ...

A transcript of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s January interview with a House subcommittee on COVID-19 does not show him saying he “made up” mitigation guidelines about 6-foot social distancing or mask mandates ...

As Gov. Cuomo warned of a “rolling apex” of peak cases for Covid-19 in downstate, then upstate, President Trump said Sunday ...

Studying epidemics can help us plan for the future and identify better ways of dealing with them. Now, in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a ...