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A study conducted by researchers from the United States found the negative impact of loneliness. Loneliness is thought to trigger changes in cells in the body that can shorten life.
As reported by WebMD, background research conducted by experts from the University of Chicago and the University of California for senior citizens over 60 years in the UK who have the disease are those who are alone and lonely.
"Loneliness can trigger a response of
fight-or-flight (Walter Cannon term that means fighting or running), which can affect the production of white blood cells and eventually damage the immune system," says the researcher,
Based on the research, as many as 141 people a lonely old aging and decreased interaction in social relationships.
"Basically, lonely person has a weak immune system and prone to inflammation than people who often received attention in the environment. This makes the threat to their health," the researchers said in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Director of Age UK, Caroline Abrahams said, loneliness not only accelerates the aging process, but also make an individual suffering and can affect physical and mental health.
"More than one million parents say it is difficult bersosialiasi including neighbors or family for more than a month. For that, there is something we can do, starting now spoke to our neighbors who are older, relatives, and friends to extend life you, "he said.
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