Social media use duration and epigenetic aging among U.S. adults in the MIDUS refresher study

Mariana Rodrigues, Jemar R. Bather, Alisha A. Crump, Emiko O. Kranz, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, David M. Almeida, Adolfo G. Cuevas

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001570
Published: 2026-08-06
Container: PLOS Digital Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pdig.0001570,
  title = {Social media use duration and epigenetic aging among U.S. adults in the MIDUS refresher study},
  author = {Mariana Rodrigues and Jemar R. Bather and Alisha A. Crump and Emiko O. Kranz and Kimberly A. Kaphingst and David M. Almeida and Adolfo G. Cuevas},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Digital Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pdig.0001570},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001570}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Social media use duration and epigenetic aging among U.S. adults in the MIDUS refresher study
AU  - Mariana Rodrigues
AU  - Jemar R. Bather
AU  - Alisha A. Crump
AU  - Emiko O. Kranz
AU  - Kimberly A. Kaphingst
AU  - David M. Almeida
AU  - Adolfo G. Cuevas
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Digital Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001570
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Rodrigues, M., Bather, J. R., Crump, A. A., Kranz, E. O., Kaphingst, K. A., Almeida, D. M., & Cuevas, A. G. (2026). Social media use duration and epigenetic aging among U.S. adults in the MIDUS refresher study. PLOS Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001570

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