Family

Friendships can help protect against loneliness associated with caring for a loved one with dementia

Study finds friendship is a powerful antidote to caregiver isolation

Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness and isolation.

Enjoying close relationships with friends and family is good for heart health

Heart Disease

Close friends and family reduce heart disease risk by up to 30%

Close relationships with family and friends that allow discussion about personal matters reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 30%, a new study has found. The research suggests that avoiding the loneliness of social isolation is good for your heart.

Scientists have traced an ancient family tree back seven generations within one Stone Age burial site in France

Science

7-generation Stone Age family tree suggests complex social structure

Anthropologists have assembled the most complete Stone Age family tree, spanning 7 generations. Genetic studies of the remains of dozens of people in a burial site in France reveal some surprising insights into family and social dynamics of the time.