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  "id": 9367430,
  "title": "Social media offers little substitute for real-life emotional support, research suggests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/social-media-offers-little-substitute-for-real-life-emotional-support",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-social-media-substitute-real-life.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two new papers by Oregon State University scientists suggest that social media may do little to replace the emotional support people receive from in-person relationships and that the timing of social media use may matter for a person's mental health.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "Opinion: Social media bans are passing around the world. How will we know if they help teens?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/opinion-social-media-bans-are-passing-around-the-world-how-will-we",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}