According to a new study on female alcohol use and blood pressure, young women who consume two or three alcoholic drinks a week are much more fun to do research on than women who do not consume alcohol. picked by buddha 2 years ago

Children born in the winter months already have a few strikes against them. Study after study has shown that they test poorly, don't get as far in school, earn less, are less healthy, and don't live as long as children born at other times of year. Researchers have spent years documenting the effect and trying to understand it. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

A study of rats finds they show all the signs of addiction to sugar. The finding could help better understand eating disorders in humans. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

In other news, water is wet, the sky is up, taxes are inevitable and everyone eventually dies. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

The researchers, who published their "Neurological Injuries from Car Surfing" study, found head injuries suffered from the practice of standing on a moving car's roof can potentially be more serious than head injuries from motor vehicle collisions.

*Really? Duh! picked by kakana 4 months ago

A University of Washington scientist who could not obtain funding from traditional research agencies to test his idea that light particles act in reverse time has received more than $35,000 from folks nationwide who didn't want to see this admittedly far-fetched idea go unexplored. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Birds of a feather flock together, according to the old adage, and adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers, according to a landmark study led by Florida State University criminologist Kevin M. Beaver. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

One of the more noteworthy findings from the study was that titles that received a M for Mature rating had the highest average review scores and the highest average gross sales in the US. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Tiny radio transmitters were fitted to ants by scientists to study their house-hunting habits. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

There isn't much empathy in many doctors' exam rooms, a study of 100 doctors in the Rochester, N.Y., area found. picked by Lilo 2 years ago

Science has come a long way.... picked by bluenutria 2 years ago

An international collaboration of scientists and physicians have gotten together to undertake the largest study of near-death experiences. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Obvious to most of us, but comforting nonetheless, a new study proves yet again that moms and girlfriends have nothing to worry about when their loved ones play violent video games: picked by bingo 10 months ago

Viagra, Pfizer's male impotence drug, is being used to save the lives of some infants with lung defects. Studies are being considered for 1 to 16 year olds. Are we protecting our children through research, or should we be protecting them from research? picked by capriccio 3 years ago

It’s Always Something Dept. — New study says carbon nanotubes might be as harmful as asbestos picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Middle age is truly miserable, according to a study using data from 80 countries showing that depression is most common among men and women in their forties.

like I needed a study to confim this. I've been so much happier since I turned 50, except I can hardly move. Pass me a martini please. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

The British Whitehall II study, a long-term study of the health of more than 10,000 British civil servants has found indications that high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the "good cholesterol" may have a marked effect on delaying or preventing the onset of dementia. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Men are more likely to look at a woman's face before any other part of her body when studying sexy pictures but women go straight for the rude bits, a new US study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This may come as a shocker to people, but it turns out after an extensive and expensive bit of in depth research by top scientists, that we now know that women who binge drink tend to have more unsafe sex! This is so remarkable that they'd like to do further research into this matter. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago