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Cute Dog Craze Yields Dumber, Weaker Breeds

Shift from function
to fashion impairs
dog brains: study

Jan 19, 09 5:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Humans' quest for beautiful, quirky "leash candy" is making man's best friend dumber, weaker, and more introverted, reports the Times of London. Bred less and less to be hunters, guard dogs, and herders, current breeds can do little more than look pretty, a Swedish study of dog behavior has... More »

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breeding • study • dog • inbreeding • dog breeders • animal intelligence

Abstinence Vows Don't Work: Study

Teens who pledge purity still do it, and they use protection less

Dec 29, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking an abstinence pledge made teenagers no less likely to have sex before marriage but significantly less likely to use contraceptives when they did have sex, the Washington Post reports. “Previous studies would compare a mixture of apples and oranges,” said Janet Rosenbaum, the author of a new... More »

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contraception • study • sex • research • abstinence education • abstinence • premarital sex • condoms

(Newser) - A blind man has surprised scientists by walking an obstacle course with the strange power of "blindsight," the Times of London reports. The man, blinded by brain-damaging strokes, cleanly walked the course without using a cane. He had already baffled experts by reacting to people's facial expressions. “... More »

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study • science • blindness

Racial Identity Shifts With Social Status

Who is seen as black or white can change
over time, study finds

Dec 9, 08 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Racial identity isn't set at birth—it's a malleable perception that changes with one's social status, a university study has found. Over 23 years, 12,700 people were asked to identify themselves and others as black or white. One-fifth switched their answers over time, often deeming people black if they... More »

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Barack Obama • race • study • race relations • sociology • President Obama

 Transit Ridership 
 Soars—for Now 

Plummeting gas prices haven't driven us back to cars ... but now fewer have jobs to commute to

Dec 8, 08 12:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Dramatic increases in public transportation ridership have outlived sky-high gas prices, but the souring economy could reverse the trend, USA Today reports. Nationwide, third-quarter ridership was up 7% compared to last year, spurred by $4-a-gallon gas in July. Some municipalities saw almost 20% more commuters on their trains and... More »

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subway • study • public transportation • gas prices • buses • light rail • public transit • financial crisis • economic downturn • American Public Transportation Association

(Newser) - Men of higher intelligence are likely to produce better sperm, and not because they make smarter lifestyle choices, a new study says. British researchers have found a link between the sperm quality and intelligence of 425 ex-US soldiers, regardless of their age and lifestyle. "This does not mean that... More »

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intelligence • sperm • study • intelligence tests

 Unhappiest 
 Watch Boob 
 Tube the Most 

Happy people
socialize, pray,
in free time: study

Nov 23, 08 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Unhappy Americans watch more TV, or TV-watching makes Americans unhappier—a new study isn't sure which. But the survey of nearly 40,000 people shows that those who watch 30% more television are less happy than those who pass their time in other ways. Sex, sports, and playing or reading... More »

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television • depression • study • television watching • happiness

Forward-Facing Strollers Have Backward Effect

Heart rates, stress levels rise in infants who can't see parents

Nov 21, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Parents who place babies in forward-facing strollers could be harming their child’s development, a study suggests. Infants in carriages who were not turned toward their caregivers were less likely to sleep, laugh, or interact with them, the Telegraph reports. The study also found that babies in away-facing carriages have... More »

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study • parents • stress • baby • infants • strollers

Big Brother Is ... Stealing Your Fertility

Having an older bro reduces your odds of having kids, study finds

Nov 19, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - If you have an older brother, odds are slightly greater you won’t be having kids, especially if you live in pre-industrial Finland. According to a new study, which examined the birth, marriage, and death records of three generations of pre-industrial Finlanders, found that those with older brothers were 5%... More »

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fertility • study • siblings • big brother

You Heard? Headphones, Pacemakers Don't Jibe

Headsets may interfere with heart devices

Nov 9, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Headphones used with digital music players may interfere with pacemakers and internal defibrillators, scientists discovered in research contradicting reports from the US government. “Exposure of a defibrillator to the headphones can temporarily deactivate the defibrillator,” the lead researcher said. Draping the headphones over the chest caused hindrance in... More »

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FDA • study • heart • mp3 • defibrillator • magnets • headphones • magnetic field • pacemakers

 Teen Pregnancy 
 Tied to Steamy TV 

Kids who watched most sex content twice as likely to face issue

Nov 3, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Teenagers who watch more sexual content on TV are far more likely to face pregnancy, a new study suggests. Of 700 teens interviewed over 3 years, those who watched the most sexual material—on shows such as Friends and Sex and the City—were about twice as likely to get... More »

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television • study • sex • TV shows • teen pregnancy

You Can't
Afford to Read
the Fine Print

Actually reading online privacy policies would cost $365B per year

Oct 12, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one bothers to read websites' online privacy policies. But if Americans did—just once a year for each site they visit—it would take 200 hours per person, amounting to $365 billion worth of lost time, Ars Technica reports. That may all be theoretical, but the researchers behind the... More »

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study • Carnegie Mellon University • Internet privacy • privacy policy

(Newser) - Superstitions and conspiracy theories all boil down to control issues, a new study says. When subjects in a University of Texas test were made to feel out of control, they saw more patterns that did not exist—whether images in a fuzzy picture or links between unconnected actions. Which is... More »

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study • science • research • psychology • conspiracy • mind • superstition

(Newser) - Honeybees flip over en masse and reflect light with their bellies for a reason, scientists have found: It's to scare off enemies. Bee experts knew that giant honeybees in Southeast Asia flipped over by the hundreds or even thousands but only recently discovered they were warding off predatory wasps. What... More »

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bees • study • science • honeybee

 To Find Love,
 Show Some:
 Study

Social cues, flirting can cause feelings to bloom

Sep 8, 08 5:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unrequited romantics can stop blaming facial symmetry and voice pitch for their woes: A new study suggests finding love might be as simple as declaring it, the Independent reports. Social cues such as eye contact, smiling, and verbal come-ons play an important role in beckoning Cupid, researchers concluded after showing... More »

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study • love • dating • romance • Aberdeen University

Study Links Child Abuse, Asthma

Stress seen as possible cause of respiratory condition

Sep 1, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abused children are twice as likely to develop asthma as kids who are not abused, a new study says. Although the research doesn't conclusively establish a cause-and-effect link, it does suggest doctors should consider looking for evidence of physical and sexual abuse in young patients with hard-to-treat asthma, the Boston ... More »

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study • child abuse • sexual abuse • Puerto Rico • asthma

 Crows Recognize
 Human Faces: Study

Birds distinguished friendly and unfriendly masks, squawked at perceived foe

Aug 26, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you ever offend a crow, don’t expect it to forgive and forget. University of Washington researchers found that the birds recognize human faces long after an encounter, the New York Times reports. Participants wore specific masks when they captured campus crows; after their release, the birds angrily scolded... More »

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study • birds • University of Washington • Crows • face recognition

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 Relax, Girls—Men
 Are Shopaholics, Too

Fellas reward a hard day's work with new gear

Aug 12, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men are giving women a run for their credit cards when it comes to shopping addiction, Details reports. One study found that men in their 20s and 30s "shop more like women" by visiting a variety of stores, and anecdotal evidence portrays today's male as increasingly prone to the... More »

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shopping • men • study • lifestyle • compulsive buying • trend

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 Are We Happier Without Kids? 

Childless Americans enjoy life more, studies say

Jul 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Little bundles of joy may not be delivering as much pleasure to their moms and dads as they're reputed to, Newsweek reports. Parents are about 7% less happy than the childless, one study says, while another concludes that "no group of parents reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people... More »

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study • children • mothers • family • father • survey • happiness

Can a Broken Heart Heal?
Sure, Give It 10 Weeks 

We get over break-ups faster than we think, researchers say

May 2, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Break-ups don’t break us up as much as we expect, a study finds. Researchers at Northwestern University followed 70 romantically-entwined freshmen over 9 months, regularly asking them to update a survey analyzing their current feelings and how they imagined a break-up would feel. The pain of eventual splits was... More »

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study • love • breakup • romance • relationship

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