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    MerryLilly: What a weird conclusion :-S Actually, I really believe (healthy) relationships between grandparents and grandkids (girls and boys) should be more enc... more »
    bklyn155: "These signals might be a special smell, or just facial resemblance." Facial resemblance, this always make me wonder...since mirrors are a fairly rec... more »
    soykatrina: "Also kind of creepy: the scientists speculate that grandchildren give off "signals" that show how genetically related they are to their grandmas. The... more »
    Working-for-the-weekend: My grandmother overfed and spoiled my brother rotten. She taught me how to bake and cook and told me not to eat too much. My brother is now morbidly o... more »
    Dorilys: If anyone is interested, I believe the article is available free at the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal website. #grandmothers more »
    Atomic Bowling: Ok, for one, have human females always lived "well beyond menopause"? Because I'm thinking that for much of our history as a species people were dying... more »
    morninggloria: My paternal grandmother used to stop fights between her grandchildren by marching into the room where the melee was occurring and singing "The Volga B... more »
    Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: Correlation doesn't indicate causation. This is stupid. Tall people bump their heads more often. Bumps on the head can cause concussions. Therefor... more »
    Rare Affinity: This might explain why my friend’s sister-in-law threatened to send her son to stay with his paternal grandmother when he was misbehaving. I have to... more »
    PaigeTurner: this adds a whole new layer of complexity to the film grandma's boy #grandmothers more »
    PandaGrrl: So, this is a reason why my mother in law shouldn't visit me and my son? #grandmothers more »
    cuteasabutton: Also that picture is trying to convince my ovaries that I should be a mother. #grandmothers more »
    madeofawesome: So...in other words, correlation now equals causation? #grandmothers more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: I'm rather curious about what countries they used, since it held true in 6 of 7 but not the 7th. Couldn't another interpretation be that the grandmot... more »
    BlueMorpho: My Dad's grandmother liked yelling at him in German. If you've got to terrify grandchildren, then terrifying them in German is the way to go. #grandm... more »
  • #grannydearest

    Boys Beware: Grandmas Hazardous To Grandsons' Health

    Little boys, watch out for Granny: a new study suggests that a grandmother's presence reduces the mortality rate of her granddaughters — but actually increases that of her grandsons. More »
  • #babyland

    Poverty Drives The Tragic Infant Death Rate In Tennessee