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Good news folks! Now you can add cancer to the list of possible ailments that can befall you simply because you spend too much time on your Facebook page. And you thought carpel tunnel and manic depression were the only things to look forward to? Silly rabbit. According to one doctor's findings, engrossing your life with countless hours spent on social networking sites can have wide-ranging biological effects on your system.
Psychologist Dr. Aric Sigman claims that the increased isolation brought on by people choosing electronic communications (such as email and social sites like MySpace) versus face to face meetings, can alter the way our genes work, upset our immune system, and even affect the function of arteries. Such things are a prime potluck of disaster that can increase the risk of cancer, strokes, heart disease and dementia. When Tom formed MySpace, do you think he knew that it could literally drive people insane?
So why the bodily change? Apparently, in-person interaction actually has positive effects on the body, save for the times when you're getting mugged or going through a gang initiation. For example, our immune systems react to stress better if we have a lot of real world social bonding instead of Internet bonding (not to be confused with Internet bondage, $4.99 a month).
"There does seem to be a difference between 'real presence' and the virtual variety," Dr Sigman said. "Social networking sites should allow us to embellish our social lives, but what we find is very different."
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Psychologist Dr. Aric Sigman claims that the increased isolation brought on by people choosing electronic communications (such as email and social sites like MySpace) versus face to face meetings, can alter the way our genes work, upset our immune system, and even affect the function of arteries. Such things are a prime potluck of disaster that can increase the risk of cancer, strokes, heart disease and dementia. When Tom formed MySpace, do you think he knew that it could literally drive people insane?
So why the bodily change? Apparently, in-person interaction actually has positive effects on the body, save for the times when you're getting mugged or going through a gang initiation. For example, our immune systems react to stress better if we have a lot of real world social bonding instead of Internet bonding (not to be confused with Internet bondage, $4.99 a month).
"There does seem to be a difference between 'real presence' and the virtual variety," Dr Sigman said. "Social networking sites should allow us to embellish our social lives, but what we find is very different."
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