Topic: Research

How to Use the Oregon Medicaid Study to Your Ideological Advantage

Dr. Ora Botwinick examines Dahlia Arbella, 5, at the Multnomah County's North Portland Health Center Monday, June 18, 2012, in Portland, Ore.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

A once-in-a-generation new health insurance study has health care wonks lining up to declare it an indictment or defense of the future of Obamacare. Who should you believe?

By Erik Hayden

Aug 15, 2011

Saying 'No' To Your Doctor; 'Addiction' Gets Redefined

Plus: new research finds that nice guys earn much less than their less-agreeable peers

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 12, 2011

Let's Not Link Everything to Addiction

Learning from a brain scanning study that linked tanning bed users to addicts

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 11, 2011

Spoiler Alert: Readers Like Knowing How Stories End

A new study suggests that spoiled stories allow readers to focus on the writing

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 11, 2011

Explaining the Rise in Science's Errors

Why there are now more retractions in scientific journals

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 8, 2011

It's Time to Lay Off the Morning Cigarette

They're more lethal because you'll smoke them "more intensively," researchers say

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 3, 2011

Curious Ways We Can Live Longer

Winning an Oscar, shopping more often or having a few friends at work may just help

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 29, 2011

Things We Could Do with Electronic Skin

A breakthrough from some Stanford scientists unlock sci-fi fantasies

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 27, 2011

The Excuses For Not Tipping Your Waiter Decently

A new study finds a genetic reason for less generous tips

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 26, 2011

The Things That May Shrink Your Brain

Back pain, religious affiliation and wine have been linked to brain shrinkage

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 12, 2011

Graphic Labels Won't Stop Smokers, But These Things Will

Smokers are likelier to quit if their pet's health is at stake, for example

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 30, 2011

Candy: The One Thing Not Linked to Gaining Weight

New research finds that kids who ate candy were less likely to gain weight

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Nearly Everything Will Destroy Your Marriage

A new study alleges that if your husband lost his job, you're more likely to get divorced

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 17, 2011

College Students Are Pretty Confident, Is That So Bad?

Study says current students have much higher self-confidence than their parents did

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By Erik Hayden

May 24, 2011

Things Nice Guys Have to Do to Be Found Attractive

New research says women like brooding or pompous types instead

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