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Psychologist Links Social Networking Sites to Poor Health
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Published: Mar 05, 2009 - 11:37 am
Story Found By: gridsix 1172 Days ago
Category: SEM
Dr. Aric Sigman, a respected biologist from the UK, has suggested in his latest article for The Biologist, a peer review magazine, that the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace could be linked to a decline in our immune systems and could lead to an increased instance of Heart Disease and Cancer. Remarkably Dr. Sigman claims that the replacement of face to face contact that these sort of sites are engendering with the younger generations could lead to a reduction in the levels of hormones such as oxytocin, the so called cuddle hormone that decreases when we are not in close contact with others.
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from gridsix 1172 Days ago #
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Intersting theory, but I doubt this kind of thing will affect the industry.

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from skinner 1172 Days ago #
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Ah, so that’s what’s wrong with me. Off for a cuddle. :D

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from mwiegand77 1171 Days ago #
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Fact: You can cuddle and use Social Networks at the same time. It’s tricky, but it can be done.

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from skinner 1171 Days ago #
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I tried, but if my laptop takes one more tumble--I’ll have to replace it. :( Call me over-cautious but...cuddling and SEO do not mix.

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from Winooski 1171 Days ago #
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@skinner: Ha! Did my wife call you and tell you to say that? [;-)]I just added to the post’s comments, "So Dr. Sigman published his thoughts in The Biologist, a peer review magazine. Good. Let his notions be turned into a testable hypothesis and tried out in independent, scientifically valid experiments. Until then, this sounds more like hyperbolic attention-getting."

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from skinner 1169 Days ago #
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yeah, we have a secret hotline going to get you guys to do everything we want. :D

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