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What science says about loneliness

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A child's rocking horse is left behind in a foreclosed home in Bloomington, Minn.
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A host of physical and mental ailments like sleep disorders, depression, weakened immune system, and high blood pressure are being linked to loneliness in adults.

Some argue that our increasingly computer-networked society should keep us from being lonely, but one expert argues that online friends are no replacement for real ones.

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A child's rocking horse is left behind in a foreclosed home in Bloomington, Minn.
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel