Nobel Prize Winners Live Longer 144
anthemaniac writes "A new study finds those who won Nobel Prizes between 1901 and 1950 lived about 2 years longer than nominees who didn't win. The researchers conclude that the instantly conferred social status leads to health benefits. From the story: 'The research rules out the possibility that intervening prize-related money itself adds the years through improved prosperity.' If you're thinking of aiming for the prize, pick the right field. Nobel laureates in physics lived nearly a year longer than winners in chemistry."
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Another reason I hate science "reporting" (Score:5, Insightful)
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bad (Score:4, Insightful)
NO.
Of course (Score:5, Insightful)
Narrow Sample Set? (Score:3, Insightful)
Gee criminey... It's like using tweezers to pick up sand grains on the far shore of the bell curve to see how sandy they are.
FTFA:
A single car crash could have skewed your margins on that.
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No statistics was used to back up this hypothesis.