Scientists aid WHO loneliness response

Research conducted by Chinese scientists on mobile phone usage among university students contributed to a World Health Organization report released recently, which identified loneliness as a pressing global health threat.

Yu Bin, an associate professor at Tianjin University's Institute of Applied Psychology, was one of 20 international experts selected for the WHO's Technical Advisory Group on Social Connection last year.

During a discussion at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland last October, Yu advocated for the inclusion of the "impact of digital technology on social interaction" in the WHO's Commission on Social Connection report.