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Live Comedy Evokes Trust and Empathy R


esearch from the UK Univer- sity of Surrey has found that witnessing live comedy increases emotional interaction and bond- ing between the spectators and performer and enhances a gen- eral feeling of trust and intimacy among participants through the shared experience.


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nal Comedy Studies, the study was conducted by doctoral candidate Tim Miles, who analyzed surveys and interviews of audience members, as well as comedians, including some well-known performers. Miles found that comics and audi- ences connected through sharing of admiration and empathy. Bonds also formed as the audience began to identify with the observations and experiences of the comic. “Comedy has often been seen to be a bit frivolous, but


it’s actually something really important. My work looking at comedians and comedy audiences has shown how live, stand-up comedy fulfills a need for feelings of truth, trust, empathy and intimacy between people, which is really important in a society where many people often complain about feeling isolated,” says Miles.


Omega-3s May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer R


esearch published in the Journal of the National Cancer


Institute has confirmed that high blood levels of DHA, EPA and DPA—three ome- ga-3 fatty acids found in fish oil supplements—are linked to prostate cancer. The study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center tested 834 men with prostate cancer and 1,393 healthy men; they found that such high concentrations were associated with a 71 percent increased risk of more serious prostate cancer and a 44 percent increase in the risk of less serious prostate cancer. The overall increased risk in all pros- tate cancers was 43 percent. The findings of this study confirm similar research in 2011 and another large European study. “What’s important is that we have been able to replicate our findings from 2011,” says one of the more recent study’s authors, Theo- dore Brasky, Ph.D.


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