A 12-day Finnish study found that socializing can lift your mood now while quietly draining your energy later, regardless of whether you’re an introvert or extrovert.

A global study finds that loneliness and multiple chronic conditions can reinforce each other, with reduced social participation helping to drive a cycle of declining health and increasing isolation.

Gen Z and millennials are embracing “soft socializing,” from trivia nights and mahjong to birdwatching and pottery, as the desire for low-pressure, in-person connection grows in an increasingly digital world.