Read more scientific study stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22224/scientific-study.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74648/txting-sunscreen-rmnders-werx.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust 20% of adults use sunscreen regularly, a distressing number for skin cancer specialists. But far more can receive text messages, and people who receive a daily text message instructing them to slap on the Coppertone are surprisingly likely to pay attention. More than half followed through when they received...http://www.newser.com/story/74648/txting-sunscreen-rmnders-werx.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74317/transcendental-meditation-slashes-heart-attack-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTranscendental Meditation's tangible—and significant—health benefits have been confirmed by another pair of heart-disease-related studies. In one, a nine-year look at black Americans with heart disease, those who practiced TM had a 50% lower risk of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to a control group using traditional preventative...http://www.newser.com/story/74317/transcendental-meditation-slashes-heart-attack-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73946/due-soon-three-parent-babies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMoving one step closer to creating three-parent babies, scientists successfully fertilized a single egg made from those of two women. Though the Japanese team did not try to implant the embryo, there is hope the technique could one day be used to correct genetic problems or ease infertility: IVF is...http://www.newser.com/story/73946/due-soon-three-parent-babies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 9:08:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73907/todays-hot-dieting-tool-breast-feeding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's not the most PC thing to admit, but more and more moms are jumping on the breast-feeding wagon for the love of their...waist, reports Catherine Saint Louis for the New York Times . "For those incredibly shrinking women, the time they nurse is precious not only for its skin-on-skin...http://www.newser.com/story/73907/todays-hot-dieting-tool-breast-feeding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:03:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73636/retire-feel-8-years-younger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetirement 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...http://www.newser.com/story/73636/retire-feel-8-years-younger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:28:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73638/informal-pics-capture-real-you-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe way you pose for photos telegraphs your personality and can even change the way other people interpret it. Photo subjects were rated on 10 personality traits through self-description and interviews with friends, and researchers then let study participants loose. Though self-esteem and extraversion come across easily, traits like likeability...http://www.newser.com/story/73638/informal-pics-capture-real-you-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:14:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73290/on-calif-coast-great-whites-lurk-closer-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe great white shark population in the eastern Pacific Ocean has a more regimented migratory schedule than previously thought—and one which brings the predators much closer to shore than was previously believed. Researchers in California tracked 179 great whites over 10 years, using acoustic tags and satellite info. Rather...http://www.newser.com/story/73290/on-calif-coast-great-whites-lurk-closer-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:48:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72895/biased-harvard-wants-to-know.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDo you have a subconscious love of gays—or hatred of white people? There's an app for that. Actually, it's a website that's part of a study by Harvard, the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington . “Project Implicit” gathers personal information, then puts you through a 15-minute test...http://www.newser.com/story/72895/biased-harvard-wants-to-know.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Nov 2009 5:57:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72800/men-prefer-normal-weight-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCelebrity culture and body image issues aside, women of “normal” weight are by far the most attractive to the opposite sex. College-age men asked to rate headshots of their counterparts judged women in the normal weight range more attractive. “This sends a strong message to all the girls out there...http://www.newser.com/story/72800/men-prefer-normal-weight-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:27 CDT