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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">A research group led by faculty in FSU’s College of Medicine recently looked at loneliness and resilience among older adults in the COVID-19 era of distancing and lockdowns.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">In the Institute for Successful Longevity’s blog, Martina Luchetti, lead author on the study published in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">American
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bill Edmonds, Ph.D.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Institute for Successful Longevity</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Florida State University</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.isl.fsu.edu">www.isl.fsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">850-933-7960<o:p></o:p></p>
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