Youth

Older Moms Just Might Live Forever, Muahaha!

Women who have children later in life are more likely to live longer. Time to tell your internal clock to cool it on the ticking.

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Never too Young to Shoot: How the NRA Teaches Kids to Love Guns

From a friendly eagle mascot to "Youth Days" at its annual conferences, the NRA is very shrewd about targeting America's youth for future membership.

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The Racist Truth Behind the Ice Cream Truck Jingle

The ice cream truck may be tainted forever.

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Science is Sweet: Youth-Extending Revelations from Study of Centenarian's Body

Scientists delved into the tissues of a 115-year old woman, and came up with a possibility for rejuvenating our bodies.

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Beauty's In the Eye of the Beholder (And Other American Myths)

As Americans we have fallen prey to a particular "look" —namely white and thin—and suffer from an inability to shatter it. The result? A backhanded compliment of the hybrid variety: “You’re pretty . . . for a black girl.”

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Silicon Valley Has an Ageism Problem! And Plastic Surgeons Are Happy To Oblige the Obsession

Riding the image of the youthful Ivy League dropout, Silicon Valley is biased toward the young, even though hard data suggests youth doesn't have the ineffable "innovation" everyone is chasing.

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This Aussie Anti-Skipping School Ad is Disturbing and Disgusting

Ah. The glorious pitfalls of youth.

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