You Will Die Alone, And More Quickly

Can loneliness give you cancer? Let’s screw with some rats and see! “[S]cientists separated their test rats at birth, keeping them either in groups of five or alone. Those kept alone had a 135% increase in the number of mammary tumours, a 8,391% increase in the size of tumours and a 3.3-fold increase in the relative risk of malignancy… They also showed higher levels of the hormone corticosterone, which is connected to stress.” Says the lead researcher, “The effects are equal to or greater than the effects of cigarette smoking-that includes a significantly shortened life span.” GREAT. Maybe it’s time for you to stop searching for that perfect person and just settle on whoever’s around.