New research found that loneliness may be linked to a higher likelihood of Parkinson's disease. More specifically, the negative feelings associated with loneliness were linked to an increased risk of the neurological disease.
Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content.More specifically, the negative feelings associated with loneliness were linked to an increased risk of the neurological disease.
The study used data from 491,603 participants in the U.K. Biobank cohort, who all filled out a questionnaire between 2006 and 2010. Among other things, the group was asked to give a yes or no answer to whether they felt lonely, Terracciano explained. Loneliness can be defined differently, and on a spectrum, meaning data may not be as concrete as researchers would like.In general, the study is just “exploratory,” or a jumping-off point, Browner said. It also cannot say definitively that loneliness causes Parkinson’s disease, or vice versa.The new research proves that there’s some sort of relationship between loneliness and brain health, though it’s not entirely clear yet what that looks like.
Researchers have zeroed in on these negative feelings since lonely behaviors didn’t seem to have the same effect. Parkinson’s rates were not increased for socially isolated people, or those who lived alone, didn’t frequently participate in social activities, and didn’t frequently see friends and family, Terracciano said.
In other words, there are existing examples showing that “connecting to the community is actually beneficial for human body,” said Browner.
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