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STUDY SAYS

 Retire, Feel 
 8 Years 
 Younger 

Freedom melts away maladies—if you're French

Nov 9, 09 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Retirement is great medicine, new research shows. A study of French workers for 7 years before and after they punched the time clock for the last time indicates health increases dramatically after retirement. Reports of poor health drop from 19.2% in the year before retirement to 14.3% the... More »

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elderly • France • retirement • stress • research • scientific study • medical study

 Diet Soda May Hurt Kidneys 

Researcher: 'They're likely not good for you'

Nov 4, 09 1:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Hang on before opening that second diet soda. A survey has found significant reductions in blood filtering capabilities in the kidneys of older women who drank two or more artificially sweetened sodas a day. The study doesn't show a definitive link, but the lead researcher tells NPR that she avoids... More »

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research • kidney • soda • Diet Coke

 Parents Lie to Kids 
 All the Time: 
 Study 

Nearly 80% of parents acknowledged fibbing to kids

Sep 29, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents lie to their children, even while telling them that lying is wrong, so often it surprised researchers, a new study reveals. Presented with a list of seven hypothetical lies—such as “the police will come if you don't stop crying now” or “you did a good job... More »

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parenting • children • parents • research • childhood • lies

analysis

 Smoking Ban Health Hype 
 Going Up in Smoke 

Studies linking smoke-free laws to heart health appear weak

Sep 25, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reporters are covering stories that link smoking bans to lower heart attack rates—which would be terrific news if it were true, Christopher Snowdon writes on Spiked. Even the anti-smoking group Action on Smoking and Health stood up to a Sunday Times report of a "10% heart attack drop,... More »

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study • smoking • research • heart attack • smoking ban • anti-smoking

Plague Bacteria Linked to Death of Scientist

University of Chicago geneticist exposed to weakened strain

Sep 22, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 60-year-old researcher at the University of Chicago died earlier this month from an infection that may have been set off by the bacteria that causes the plague. Malcolm Casadaban was working with a weakened strain of the bacteria that is normally harmless, and the CDC has been called in... More »

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Chicago • plague • University of Chicago • bacteria • research • scientist • academic scientists

 Save the Planet:  
 Use a Condom 

Studies point to environmental toll of each kid

Sep 15, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’ve got your hybrid, your low-watt bulbs, and your solar panels: what’s the next step to saving the planet? Try a pack of condoms. New studies point to the hefty environmental toll of each child, particularly in America, the Washington Post reports. Every kid born in the US... More »

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climate change • environment • parenting • study • children • birth control • research • population control • carbon emissions

ANALYSIS

 'Jesus Burial Box' 
 Trial Gets Thorny 

Judge skeptical after witnesses seemingly contradict own testimony

Sep 5, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The public is already frowning on a Tel Aviv man accused of forging the burial box of Jesus' brother James, but the judge in the case has hinted that the case is weak, Matthew Kalman writes in Time. Two scientists, witnesses for the prosecution, have testified that geological conditions could... More »

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Israel • research • scientists • Tel Aviv • artifacts • Jesus Christ • forgery

Need to Think Hard? Hold
a Big Clipboard

Holding heavy objects makes us bear down, study suggests

Aug 26, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Holding heavier objects could affect your thoughts and how you deal with problems. A University of Amsterdam researcher broke subjects into two groups, giving half a 1.5-pound clipboard and the rest a 2.3-pound clipboard. He then asked them several questions and discovered that the mere 0.8-pound difference... More »

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weight • research • psychology

 Forget Comfort Food: 
 We Shun It in Turmoil 

Studies suggest we don't seek solace in the familiar

Aug 25, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that when we face big changes, we look to the familiar to get us through—whether it’s comfort food or music we’ve loved for years. But new studies suggest the opposite is true, that “change begets change,” in the words of one... More »

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food • study • research • psychology • human behavior • change • women's issues

health study

 Go Easy on 
 the Candles 


Aug 21, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don't go overboard on the candles, researchers warn. The fumes of paraffin wax candles can contribute to cancer and asthma, though it would take years of heavy use to cause a problem, the BBC reports. “An occasional paraffin candle and its emissions will not likely affect you,” says... More »

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cancer • research • illness • asthma • health research • candlelight • candle

(Newser) - It won't surprise most dog owners, but now scientists know it: The average dog is as smart as a 2-year-old child, reports the Telegraph. Dogs understand up to 250 words and gestures, can count to 5, and do basic calculations, researchers have found. "Obviously, you can't have a conversation... More »

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research • language • Man's best friend • dog • animal intelligence • math • calculations • comprehension

(Newser) - The feel of green can make people more resistant to low-level pain, NPR reports. Building on earlier research about the psychological power of money, experts in China conducted a study asking subjects to dip their fingers in water heated to 122 degrees Fahrenheit; those who had counted money ahead of... More »

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study • money • research • pain • cash

Scientists Find First Human Infected With Gorilla HIV

Disease continues to evolve

Aug 3, 09 2:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman from Cameroon living in Paris is the first human discovered to be infected with a form of HIV found in gorillas, HealthDay reports. The finding is yet another indication that the disease continues to mutate and to be transmitted by primates. The woman, 62, has not developed symptoms... More »

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AIDS • HIV • Cameroon • research • infection • gorilla • virus

 Jellyfish Journeys 
 May Affect Climate 

Creatures' movements may carry carbon dioxide to ocean depths

Jul 30, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • global warming • water • study • ocean • research • carbon • jellyfish

(Newser) - Cats may appear ambidextrous when pawing a ball of string but actually lean lefty or righty when it comes to tough tasks, the New Scientist reports. It comes down to sex: girl kitties are mostly righties and boys lefties, say researchers at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland. Hormone levels... More »

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study • research • cat • feline

 What Your BLT Says About You 

Sandwich choices offer insight into personality, love connections

Jul 23, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Online dating sites and jury-selection pools may have a new criterion for determining personality traits: sandwich choice. A new study breaks down the deli line, finding, among other things, that BLT lovers are devoted perfectionists who are best matched with loyal, unselfish seafood-salad lovers, the Chicago Tribune reports. More culinary... More »

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study • research • personality • sandwich • personality test • Jay-ZTV

 Fetuses Form Memories: Study 

At 30 weeks, have 10-minute memory

Jul 16, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fetuses can form memories, an important indicator of nervous-system maturation that may help doctors detect developmental problems, Dutch researchers say. Fetuses exposed to sound and vibration for 1 second every 30 seconds became accustomed to the stimuli, a process known as habituation. "Habituation is a form of learning,"... More »

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pregnancy • memory • parenting • study • research • fetus • prenatal care • Down Syndrome • pregnant women • babies

(Newser) - Great white sharks lurk in the dark and follow young victims much like serial killers on the prowl, the AP reports. Far from being random attackers, the sharks pursue specific victims from 100 yards off—far enough to see but not be seen—hiding in areas they know well. "... More »

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study • shark • research • serial killers • great white shark

 Gay Animals Key to 
 Species' Survival: Study 

'Same-sex behavior' seen all over animal kingdom

Jun 17, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Homosexual behavior is almost everywhere among animals—penguins, dolphins, even fruit flies. And same-sex bonds may be a key adaptation that helps species survive, the Daily Telegraph reports. One-third of a Hawaiian albatross population is raised by two moms because there are so few males, researchers observed. That adaptation has... More »

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research • homosexuality • Hawaii • natural selection • albatross • animal • adaptation • animal population • gay

(Newser) - You can tell when Rover’s misbehaved by that guilty look on his face, right? Ruff—er, wrong, researchers say. If owners believed their dogs had misbehaved, they projected that famed "guilty" expression onto the animals’ faces regardless of whether any rule-breaking had happened, a new study says. Any... More »

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research • guilty • scientific study • dog • Barnard College

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