Read more research stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4284/research.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:06:34 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/73238/diet-soda-may-hurt-kidneys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHang 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...http://www.newser.com/story/73238/diet-soda-may-hurt-kidneys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 1:17:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70564/parents-lie-to-kids-all-the-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents 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 at cleaning...http://www.newser.com/story/70564/parents-lie-to-kids-all-the-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 14:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70342/smoking-ban-health-hype-going-up-in-smoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReporters 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," saying...http://www.newser.com/story/70342/smoking-ban-health-hype-going-up-in-smoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 17:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69980/plague-bacteria-linked-to-death-of-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/69980/plague-bacteria-linked-to-death-of-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 10:26:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69432/save-the-planet-use-a-condom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou’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 means another...http://www.newser.com/story/69432/save-the-planet-use-a-condom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 13:02:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68707/jesus-burial-box-trial-gets-thorny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/68707/jesus-burial-box-trial-gets-thorny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 16:18:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67772/need-to-think-hard-hold-a-big-clipboard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHolding 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...http://www.newser.com/story/67772/need-to-think-hard-hold-a-big-clipboard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67727/forget-comfort-food-we-shun-it-in-turmoil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConventional 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 researcher. For example, subjects...http://www.newser.com/story/67727/forget-comfort-food-we-shun-it-in-turmoil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 13:55:15 CDT