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A new study, published in Psychological Science, found that loneliness tends to follow a U-shaped curve, reaching its peaks in young adulthood and older adulthood, while decreasing in middle age. Loneliness has become a major health concern following the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantines. In the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, compared the negative health effects of loneliness to a daily smoking habit. Here’s what the study found. | CGTN America