Yutes with TV in their bedrooms get dumber

Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens
By Will Dunham
Mon Apr 7, 12:04 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one, U.S. researchers said on Monday...

People prefer trains that run on time

Headline: Report: On-time trains would reduce Amtrak's losses
Date: April 3, 2008

"Amtrak could significantly boost its revenues and cut expenses if
it improves its on-time performance, according to a report by the
Transportation Department's inspector general. Doing so, however, would
require the cooperation of the freight railroads, which host the
national passenger carrier on their tracks."

Wounded war veterans bring their wounds home with them

This will come as a surprise only to those who've never heard of war. And here's another possibility these "scholars" might want to investigate: Families and caregivers of those who suffer serious injuries not related to war may also suffer from stress.

Military families suffer collateral damage
Caring for injured soldiers has steep price: study
Keith Gerein, The Edmonton Journal

EDMONTON - When a Canadian soldier loses a limb in combat, or suffers paralysis or develops severe depression, the injuries can be devastating.
But when that soldier returns home, the impact can be passed on to spouses, parents and children -- caregivers who suffer in profound and often unrecognized ways, say the authors of a new University of Alberta study...