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 Fewer Sons Born Close to Sun 

New study finds more girls born closer to equator

Apr 1, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women who live near the equator are more likely to give birth to baby girls than boys, the Independent reports. A new study has found a small but significant shift in gender ratios depending on latitude, with males comprising 51.1% of tropical births; the global sex ratio is 51.... More »

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gender • study • birth rate • sex ratio • Latitude

 Study Links 
 Video Games to 
 Improved Vision 

Action games improve optics and brain's response

Mar 30, 09 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adults can apparently improve their eyesight by playing action video games, a treatment less painful—for some, at least—than corrective lenses or eye surgery, according to researchers. Scientists compared study subjects who played the action games Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament 2004 to a group who played the... More »

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study • eye care • cognitive science • The Sims • Call of Duty • video games • eyesight

 How Long to Fall in Love? 
 8.2 Seconds 

A man's gaze can indicate his intentions: study

Mar 26, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is he in love? Grab a stopwatch to know: At first encounter, the length of man’s gaze betrays his interest in a woman, a study of 115 students’ eye movements has uncovered. Four seconds say he’s unimpressed, but 4.2 more and he may be in love, the... More »

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women • study • love • attraction • male brain • Howard Stern Grid

Value of Prostate Screening in Doubt: Studies

Routine checks don't lower risk of cancer death, research shows

Mar 18, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Routine screenings may do little or nothing to prevent deaths from prostate cancer, two new studies show. In US research on 76,000 men, the widely used PSA blood test didn't lower the risk of death. And a European trial that covered 162,000 subjects found only a modest... More »

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prostate cancer • American Cancer Society • study • cancer prevention

(AP) - Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish, and other easy-to-find substances, a government study shows. But the number of adolescents who actually abuse inhalants—as opposed to just trying them—remained stable between 2002 and 2007, suggesting the need for continued prevention and treatment efforts. More »

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study • drug abuse • teenager • household inhalants

 Mathematician Solves Sudoku 


Mar 16, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mathematician has devised a foolproof method for solving Sudoku puzzles, USA Today reports. The stimulating mental challenge of the game has attracted millions of fans all over the world, but, from a mathematical perspective, “the interesting fact about Sudoku is that it is a trivial puzzle to solve,... More »

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sudoku • puzzles • study • game • mathematics • mathematicians

 Exposure May 
 Tame Peanut Allergy 

Some children allergy free after new treatment

Mar 16, 09 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peanut allergy treatment may be just a few years away, now that preliminary studies have discovered that some children can develop tolerance with minute doses of peanuts under careful clinical supervision, say researchers. Peanut and tree nut allergies limit the diets of 3 million Americans, the New York Times reports.... More »

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food • study • allergy • Peanuts • food allergies

(Newser) - A male chimp in Sweden has stirred excitement by storing a cache of stones to hurl at visitors, the BBC reports. Santino, a chimpanzee in a zoo north of Stockholm, proves that animals can prepare for future events, said scientist Mathias Osvath. "These observations convincingly show that our fellow... More »

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study • chimpanzees • consciousness • animal intelligence

 What Not to Name 
 Your New Baby 

Researchers find the most poorly named among us

Feb 25, 09 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Naming your child Anna Sasin, Paige Turner, or Hazel Nutt may seem funny, but they're Terry Bull ideas. Those are all real names in British phone books—and the jokes are no laughing matter for the people stuck with the monikers, researchers with TheBabyWebsite.com say. The kidding "got... More »

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parenting • study • psychology • baby name

 Vitamins Lower Risk 
 of Vision Loss: Study 

B vitamins, folic acid shown to decrease macular degeneration

Feb 24, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Folic acid and two B vitamins lowered the risk of vision loss in middle-age women who took the supplements for several years as part of a study, the Boston Globe reports. The study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that the combination lowered... More »

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Harvard Medical School • study • vision • macular degeneration • folic acid • vitamin B • Brigham and Women's Hospital

OPINION

 Coffee: Good? Bad? 
 Whatever. Just Don't Smoke 

No need to obsess over every study, experts say

Feb 17, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - It can seem impossible to sort through the health news that comes out every day: Is coffee good for you? Is it bad? Does this or that give you cancer? The best solution, for now, may just be not to worry about it, Trine Tsouderos writes in the Chicago Tribune.... More »

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cancer • coffee • study • public health • caffeine • health research • esophageal cancer • oral cancer

Stop Shopping, Spend $$$
on Good Times: Study

You'll be happier buying experiences

Feb 14, 09 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Can you buy happiness? Maybe, but don't try buying it at the mall, according to a new study, which concludes that spending money on experiences—like a vacation or a night out—will make you happier than spending it on shoes. Researchers say that’s likely because experiences tend to... More »

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shopping • study • vacation • happiness

(Newser) - Watching bears eat spiders on TV is fun, but do nature shows help restore our lost link with the natural world? Studies show that screen images of the great outdoors help workers relax and think clearly; an actual window onto leafy environs helps them destress even faster. "But what... More »

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intelligence • study • nature

 Study Links Cannabis 
 to Testicular Cancer 

THC may intercept cancer-fighting chemicals

Feb 9, 09 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Cannabis use has been linked to a significant increase in the risk of developing testicular cancer, the Independent reports. Those who light up have a 70% higher risk of getting nonseminoma cancer—found in younger men—and the odds worsen with frequency and duration of use, the research has found.... More »

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study • drug use • cannabis • testicular cancer • men's health

More Students Get Fix From Study Drugs

Adderall, Ritalin used
to boost concentration despite health risks

Feb 7, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Attention-deficit disorder drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin are gaining popularity on college campuses as an easy way for students to knuckle down, NPR reports. The drugs offer a “perfect kind of transition into a study mentality,” says one student, and can make work more pleasurable. But they’... More »

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Adderall • drug addiction • study • college • university • prescription drugs • student • drug abuse • Ritalin

Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Like Onion

Find an animal that smells like tomato
and voila—pizza!

Jan 29, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Working out at the gym may stimulate your appetite—or maybe it's the enticing scent of the person next to you. Sweaty men smell of cheese, and sweaty women smell like onion or grapefruit, New Scientist reports. Body chemistry accounts for the difference, say Swiss researchers who based their conclusions... More »

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gender • study • Switzerland • cheese • smell • sweat • body odor • onions

 Teen Sex: 
 Everybody Else 
 Isn't Doing It 

Teen sex is on a downswing

Jan 27, 09 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Kids these days, with their sex, their sex, and all their sex. Just look at Jamie Lynn Spears and Bristol Palin—it’s getting worse all the time, right? Nope. The portion of high-schoolers who’d had sex in 2007 was 47.8%, reports the New York Times—down from... More »

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study • sex • oral sex • statistics • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • teen sex • teenager • Bristol Palin

 Babies Ready 
 to Rock at Birth 

Infants can perceive rhythmic regularity

Jan 27, 09 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Babies are born ready to get in the groove, a new study suggests. Researchers played repetitive rock beats for infants, and when “metrically-unimportant” aspects of the music were absent, the babies’ auditory activity didn’t change much. But if there was a shift in the rhythm—for instance, if... More »

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music • study • brain • baby • perception • rhythm

As Temperatures Rise,
West's Trees Dying Faster

New study paints dire picture for US forests which are releasing carbon dioxide—not storing it

Jan 22, 09 10:04 PM CST
(Newser) - America’s trees are dying at an alarming rate in the nation's western forests, a new study says. Death rates have more than doubled over the last two to three decades, Time reports, even in seemingly healthy locales. All types and sizes of trees, and at all elevations, have been... More »

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climate change • global warming • study • science • ecology • Forest Service • carbon emissions • beetle

 Want a Traffic Ticket?
 Buy a Hummer 

Drivers of burly SUV 4.63 times more likely than average to get in trouble with law

Jan 21, 09 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Hummers and Scion’s tC top a list of cars most likely to receive moving violations, the Los Angeles Times reports. A study links tickets to size and power—the Hummer is one of the biggest “cars” on the road—and driver age, which applies to the Scion, marketed... More »

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study • driving • moving violations • Scion • Hummer • tickets

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