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Can Using Facebook Help Us Live Longer?

Can Facebook help us age more gracefully? New research from the University of California-San Diego seems to say yes.

The study looked at Californians and suggests those who are on the social-media site live longer than those who are not.

Dr. Colin Depp is an associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego and studies health and the benefits and risks of technology in aging — he did not work on this particular study.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.