Monday, August 25, 2008
Medical News of the Obvious
For whatever reason, studies about teens and young adults always seem to be chock full of obviousness. To wit:
Teenagers who live in households where smoking is allowed are more likely to think that smoking is socially acceptable, a new study finds.
What kind of students cheat? Dishonest ones, a study from Ohio State University reveals. Yep, the cheaters scored lower on measures of honesty (as well as empathy and courage) than the non-cheaters.
(Ok, so that last one's not medical, but it was too good to resist.)
And finally, here is one which-- like most of these studies we playfully mock-- is only "obvious" in a very superficial way:
The reason that DEET works against mosquitoes is because they can't stand the smell, Healthday reports.
Never thought I'd have something in common with a mosquito (besides an occasional tendency to whine)...
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