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January 2016 PMID 26729882

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span.

Yang Claire Yang, Courtney Boen, Karen Gerken, Ting Li, Kristen Schorpp, Kathleen Mullan Harris

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Discussions frequently support the significance of social relationships for health and longevity, using phrases like 'Socializing is a NECESSITY for good health and longevity' and comparing social isolation's risks to behaviors like smoking. The tone and choice of words convey a strong consensus on the study’s importance, with many emphasizing real-life implications and the broad societal relevance of social bonds for health.

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  • Social relationships, including social integration, support, and strain, are strongly linked to health outcomes across different life stages, influencing biomarkers like blood pressure and inflammation.
  • The study found that social isolation significantly increases health risks, such as inflammation in adolescence and hypertension in old age, with effects comparable to or greater than known risk factors like inactivity or diabetes.
  • The impact of social relationships on health appears to develop early and persist throughout life, emphasizing the importance of social connections for long-term physical well-being.]
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DeeCrypto
@DannyBolasie · X

Studies show that people who have close friends and family are healthier and live much longer than those who do not. https://t.co/u0NUdp0pm3 https://t.co/JVvEBqRwcM

Sep 17, 2023 · 17 likes · 7,042 followers View post →
Ronita De, PhD
@dronita_de · X

Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCcagiLtO @_atanas_ @_MCRicardo_ #DHPSP #INPST

Mar 14, 2025 · 11 likes · 6 shares · 1,502 followers View post →
Sara
@NahanniFinanci1 · X

Socializing is a NECESSITY for good health and longevity. Food, water, and friends. Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/5j7a1ahYSi

Jul 24, 2021 · 9 likes · 2,011 followers View post →
Abdullāh Amīn عبدالله أمين
@abduallah_amin · X

Relationships = Longevity A socially isolated individual has a higher risk of death at any given time than a diabetic who is socially connected. Reference: https://t.co/XL7xnv820y https://t.co/VgyG15P3ZE

Nov 18, 2023 · 6 likes · 12,722 followers View post →
Ronita De, PhD
@dronita_de · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/dsCcagidEg @_atanas_ @_MCRicardo_ #DHPSP #INPST #Scicomm

Feb 24, 2024 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 1,502 followers View post →
石井綾華|LightRing.代表理事
@AyakaIshii · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | PNAS 若いころから「社会との強い結びつき」を維持することは、病気のリスクを低下させ、食事や運動と同じくらい健康状態に影響することがわかった。"主観的"な孤独が課題。 https://t.co/60nu6gXF4K

Feb 5, 2019 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 4,237 followers View post →

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Jerónimo Donoso Villa
@JeroDonosoVilla · X

¿Eres tonto o le pegas pellizcos a los cristales? #RelacionesSociales y determinantes fisiológicos de la #longevidad a lo largo de la #vida humana (doi:10.1073/pnas.1511085112). #EducacionPublica, #SaludPublica, #HabitosSaludables, #EstiloDeVida, #ORIGENLAB, #HUELVA. https://t.co/NEKYH6OHkP

May 19, 2025 · 62 followers View post →
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@ONNESHA092 · X

RT @dronita_de: Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCca…

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Digital Health and Patient Safety Platform
@DHPSP · X

RT @dronita_de: Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCca…

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International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce
@_INPST · X

RT @dronita_de: Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCca…

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Atanas G. Atanasov
@_atanas_ · X

RT @dronita_de: Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCca…

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@ScienceCommuni2 · X

RT @dronita_de: Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCca…

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Dr. Joy Odimegwu
@Nwauka · X

RT @dronita_de: Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCca…

Mar 14, 2025 · 6 shares · 1,321 followers View post →
Ronita De, PhD
@dronita_de · X

Discover how your social connections impact your health. Happy Holi to all the science communicators! https://t.co/dsCcagiLtO @_atanas_ @_MCRicardo_ #DHPSP #INPST

Mar 14, 2025 · 11 likes · 6 shares · 1,502 followers View post →
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@SharpRandom · X

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tokatti
@tokatti_ · X

食事と同じぐらいヤバいかも https://t.co/MAm7uVWEg7 孤独な人は早死する https://t.co/1Jpeu0mfxg 認知症が多い https://t.co/Au9UP7Unk6 痛みに弱い https://t.co/VSekWZlrs7 孤独のストレスが免疫系にダメージを与えて、体の炎症を悪化させてる https://t.co/j4tnVomC4J 孤独はますます深い孤独

May 5, 2024 · 178 followers View post →
Leslie Vargas-Ramírez
@lilo1278 · X

RT @dronita_de: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/dsCcagidEg @_atana…

Feb 27, 2024 · 4 shares · 2,464 followers View post →
Science Communication
@ScienceCommuni2 · X

RT @dronita_de: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/dsCcagidEg @_atana…

Feb 27, 2024 · 4 shares · 2,877 followers View post →
Digital Health and Patient Safety Platform
@DHPSP · X

RT @dronita_de: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/dsCcagidEg @_atana…

Feb 27, 2024 · 4 shares · 6,747 followers View post →
International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce
@_INPST · X

RT @dronita_de: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/dsCcagidEg @_atana…

Feb 27, 2024 · 4 shares · 10,275 followers View post →
Ronita De, PhD
@dronita_de · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/dsCcagidEg @_atanas_ @_MCRicardo_ #DHPSP #INPST #Scicomm

Feb 24, 2024 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 1,502 followers View post →
Ispahan ❄️
@zwwyxn · X

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@Zest_Science · X

Full Blog here: https://t.co/aRn4EGf0L5

Dec 4, 2023 · 88 followers View post →
Primitiv Evolve
@Primitiv_Evolve · X

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Nov 30, 2023 · 46 followers View post →
Primitiv Evolve
@Primitiv_Evolve · X

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Nov 30, 2023 · 46 followers View post →
Abdullāh Amīn عبدالله أمين
@abduallah_amin · X

Relationships = Longevity A socially isolated individual has a higher risk of death at any given time than a diabetic who is socially connected. Reference: https://t.co/XL7xnv820y https://t.co/VgyG15P3ZE

Nov 18, 2023 · 6 likes · 12,722 followers View post →
Ichor Grad Student
@IchorGrad · X

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Oct 24, 2023 · 2 likes · 2,742 followers View post →
DeeCrypto
@DannyBolasie · X

Studies show that people who have close friends and family are healthier and live much longer than those who do not. https://t.co/u0NUdp0pm3 https://t.co/JVvEBqRwcM

Sep 17, 2023 · 17 likes · 7,042 followers View post →
Jonas Nölle @jn@fediscience.org
@jonasnoelle · X

@abenitezburraco Feels like, for the social/hypersocial species, this is also true *within* species. Like the often cited 'having no friends is a bad as smoking' https://t.co/ZghWBwFZ0t

Apr 3, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,309 followers View post →
Hüseyin Sen
@takiyuddinrasid · X

@aayse_53 Bilime gore omru uzatiyor: https://t.co/GUAwWmnrsM

Mar 11, 2023 · 2,174 followers View post →
Ryoichi WATANABE, PhD.
@watanaberkyoto · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/UrWwmLjPqg

Jan 19, 2023 · 1 like · 4,024 followers View post →
Jana
@janabobosik · X

@balajis Yes, please do! Suggest to sub “happiness”for social connectedness as an objective metric. [research example: https://t.co/DJ2VjkmROf ] #networkhealth

Dec 27, 2022 · 1,280 followers View post →
Sandip Roy
@DrSandipRoy · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/azAmKBDvlG

Mar 6, 2022 · 2,919 followers View post →
Sara
@NahanniFinanci1 · X

Socializing is a NECESSITY for good health and longevity. Food, water, and friends. Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/5j7a1ahYSi

Jul 24, 2021 · 9 likes · 2,011 followers View post →
VeritasSeeker
@md_veritas · X

Fauci still wants to cancel Thanksgiving? Then Christmas? The real price we are paying outweighs the benefits! Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | PNAS https://t.co/FjT2ZJIxwW

Oct 21, 2020 · 2,077 followers View post →
RABI（ラビ）
@RABI32077961 · X

RT @RABI32077961: 社会的つながりは健康に大きな影響がある。社会的居場所は予防医療と言えるのではないか。食事・運動・睡眠・繋がりを健康のテーマとして活動したい。 Social relationships and physiological determinan…

Jan 13, 2020 · 1 share · 1,411 followers View post →
RABI（ラビ）
@RABI32077961 · X

社会的つながりは健康に大きな影響がある。社会的居場所は予防医療と言えるのではないか。食事・運動・睡眠・繋がりを健康のテーマとして活動したい。 Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/2g8IMMSrI4

Jan 12, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,411 followers View post →
Mari
@mrgtkyjp · X

_φ(･_･ メモ 「人間関係の広さと質は健康にも影響している 　最後に、非常に優れたネットワーク分析に関する調査結果を紹介しておく。 　論文のタイトルは“Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span”」 https://t.co/0pv7FZC1LF

Aug 25, 2019 · 1,473 followers View post →
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@knity · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span https://t.co/047JHuEGqZ

Aug 20, 2019 · 299 followers View post →
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@shokujir · X

RT @AyakaIshii: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | PNAS 若いころから「社会との強い結びつき」を維持するこ…

Mar 5, 2019 · 3 shares · 1,411 followers View post →
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@shnizumi · X

RT @AyakaIshii: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | PNAS 若いころから「社会との強い結びつき」を維持するこ…

Mar 2, 2019 · 3 shares · 3,149 followers View post →
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@naoko_o_y · X

RT @AyakaIshii: Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | PNAS 若いころから「社会との強い結びつき」を維持するこ…

Feb 5, 2019 · 3 shares · 437 followers View post →
石井綾華|LightRing.代表理事
@AyakaIshii · X

Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span | PNAS 若いころから「社会との強い結びつき」を維持することは、病気のリスクを低下させ、食事や運動と同じくらい健康状態に影響することがわかった。"主観的"な孤独が課題。 https://t.co/60nu6gXF4K

Feb 5, 2019 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 4,237 followers View post →