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Paris Relieves Pain?

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Researchers noted that male mice licked their wounds less (indicating higher stress levels) when a scientist was present. To determine whether the sight or smell of a human was to blame, they showed mice a cardboard cutout of Paris Hilton. With fake Paris in sight, male mice — but not females — still spent less time licking their wounds, supporting research that indicates the sexes react differently to stress.

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