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You replace half of old friends with new ones every 7 years: study

Jun 3, 09 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - It might not be so on Facebook, but the size of people’s actual social networks stays about the same throughout life, LiveScience reports. Most people replace half their friends every 7 years, a survey of 1,000 people finds. The study—which also notes that people often make new... More »

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social networking • study • Facebook • survey • friendship

(Newser) - After decades of false starts, doctors are tapping the immune system to help stave off cancer, USA Today reports. Using proteins from patients' tumors, American researchers have created a vaccine that can put off lymphoma relapses by 14 months. In one study, a cocktail of the vaccine and two other... More »

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cancer • cancer vaccine • lymphoma • study • immune system • tumors

(Newser) - Global warming is affecting 300 million people and taking 300,000 lives per year, according to the first wide-ranging research on the impact of climate change. Released by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan's think tank, the study says floods, fires, storms, and heatwaves are costing the world more than... More »

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climate change • global warming • disease • study • flooding • Kofi Annan • heatwave

(Newser) - Jon Stewart, take note: Jim Cramer is not that bad at picking stocks, the New York Times reports. A study of Cramer’s televised market advice shows that the former hedge fund manager beat the market in 2005-07. The raw numbers from the fictional “Cramer portfolio” outperformed the S&... More »

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stock market • study • financial markets • recession • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • predictions

Jamming to
the iPod Is Making Us Deaf 

A generation of adults will suffer hearing loss well ahead of its time

May 18, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The popularity of iPods and similar devices may leave a generation of adults with impaired hearing decades ahead of their time, the Boston Globe reports. Sensory cells in the ear can only take so much bombardment, and frequent, pulsing music causes irreparable damage. New research also shows that boys often... More »

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music • study • hearing loss • decibel • iPods • ear

 Gene Tests Yield 
 Results in AIDS Fight  

Antibodies prevent HIV from spreading in monkeys

May 18, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A back-door approach to battling AIDS that could revolutionize treatment has succeeded in monkeys, AP reports. Scientists inserted a gene that produces protective antibodies into the muscles of six monkeys, then injected them with SIV—the animal equivalent of HIV. None developed AIDS, and most still had high amounts of... More »

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study • medical research • AIDS vaccine • HIV/AIDS • medical study

 Kids' Injuries Parallel 
 Rise of Flat Screens: Study 

Hospital visits up 41% since 1990

May 12, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The increasing popularity of flat-screen TVs coincides with a rise in child injuries from furniture tip-overs, MSNBC reports. Nearly 17,000 kids were rushed to hospitals after furniture fell on them in 2007, the last year with available data, a study reveals. That’s a 41% increase from 1990. TVs... More »

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study • children • flat screen TVs • furniture • injuries

NASA Space Flight Review Worries Workers

Thousands of jobs at stake when shuttle retires next year

May 7, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A NASA review of manned space-flight plans has Kennedy Space Center workers and contractors fearing for their jobs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. A panel will investigate whether rockets set to carry humans into space after the shuttle fleet is retired next year are really NASA’s best bets. Some worry... More »

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NASA • study • space • space shuttle • Kennedy Space Center • space flight • rockets • space program • Norman Augustine

 ADHD Signs 
 Tied to Lack of Sleep 

Kids getting less than 8 hours show most hyperactivity

Apr 28, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids who get enough sleep may be less likely to show signs of ADHD or other behavioral issues, the BBC reports. A Finnish study of 280 healthy kids aged 7 and 8 found that those who slept less than 8 hours were most hyperactive. Researchers say a third of US... More »

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sleep • parenting • ADHD • study • children • behavior • research • sleep deprivation

Republicans Think Colbert's Serious: Study

Conservatives actually think comedian is conservative, too

Apr 28, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Geez, why do Republicans keep letting Stephen Colbert interview them?” some Ohio State researchers might have the answer: They don’t realize he’s making fun of them. According to a new study, conservatives “were more likely to report that Colbert... More »

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satire • study • conservative • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert

Colon Cancer Drug Flunks Important Test

Avastin's effects on early-stage disease don't meet expectations

Apr 22, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clinical trials to determine the drug Avastin’s effects on early-stage colon cancer were a big disappointment for drug firm Genentech, the New York Times reports. The drug, which is typically used in late-stage cancer, didn’t significantly cut the recurrence rate among 2,700 subjects in the early stages,... More »

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study • drug companies • cancer research • cancer treatment • Genentech • Roche • Avastin • clinical trials

Urine Test Predicts
Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk

Detectable chemical IDs smokers with lots to lose

Apr 20, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A chemical detectable in urine can help predict which smokers are prone to lung cancer, NPR reports. A 10-year study of 500 smokers found that those with the highest levels of nicotine and NNAL—created as the body metabolizes tobacco—were 8.5 times more likely to develop cancer. Researchers... More »

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study • lung cancer • tobacco • nicotine • urine test • NNAL

 Facebook Users 
 Get Lower Grades 

Then again, non-users study 11-15 hours a week

Apr 14, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - College students who use Facebook are less likely to be crowing about their grades in status updates, according to a new study that found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that non-Facebooking students get significantly higher grades. The Facebook users all said in a survey that the site didn’t interfere with their study... More »

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social networking • study • higher education • Facebook • college • grades

(Newser) - When you wolf down a box of cookies at midnight, it only shows you're being human and relinquishing your self-control, Meredith Small writes on LiveScience. A recent study supports your habit, showing that subjects following the story of a waiter who resists gourmet dishes finally have to eat the same... More »

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evolution • study • psychology • overeating

 Lightning Predicts 
 Hurricane Intensity: Study 

It may be useful in hurricane forecasting

Apr 9, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A day before the gustiest part of a hurricane hits, nature sends a warning sign via lightning, researchers tell USA Today. A study of Category 4 and 5 storms yielded a strong correlation between the hurricanes’ intensity and lightning, making the latter a powerful gauge for places that don’t... More »

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study • storm • meteorology • lightning • hurricanes

Teachers Fret as Students Flock to Study Sites

Online answers spark cheating fears

Apr 9, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offering class notes, old exams, and homework answers, study websites are a big hit with students, but teachers are less excited about the technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instructors worry sites like Cramster, which has sold twice as many $10 monthly subscriptions in 2009 compared to a year ago,... More »

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study • website • exam • cheating • teachers • students • homework

A Rose by Any Other Name Might Smell
... Manly?

Language influences perception, study finds

Apr 6, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think of the Golden Gate Bridge. Would you describe it as fragile, elegant, and slender? Or strong, dangerous, and sturdy? When they pictured a bridge, a group of German speakers offered the first group of words, while Spanish speakers offered the second, NPR reports. The difference, believes the psychologist behind... More »

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gender • study • psychology • language • German • Spanish

(Newser) - Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel have been found in several brands of powdered baby formula, according to a CDC study. The chemical, perchlorate, has also been found in several cities’ water supplies; if that water is combined with contaminated formula, it could exceed the level of perchlorate... More »

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study • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • chemicals • chemical • thyroid • baby formula • perchlorate

 Botox Lifts Spirits: Study 

Mood boost is about more than confidence: doc

Apr 1, 09 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Botox etches out frown lines, it also lifts moods, new research shows. In a small sample—just 12 patients—researchers found Botox recipients less depressed, anxious, and irritable post-treatment, even though they didn't feel any more attractive than other cosmetic treatment patients, Time reports. That adds depression to the... More »

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plastic surgery • depression • study • Botox • cosmetic treatments



 No Joke: 
 Funny Guys 
 Score With 
 Women 

Study shows women think humor equals intelligence

Apr 1, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Go ahead and play that April Fool’s Day prank, guys: Women are attracted to funny men and think they're smarter than sourpusses, a new study shows. Though humor is not actually linked to smarts, “women use humor as an indication of a guy’s intelligence,” said the... More »

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study • sex • humor • love • romance

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