Of Mice and Paris Hilton

Who would have thought that Paris Hilton can actually reduce pain?

Male mice, at any rate, as Canadian scientists have found out, apparently react to the presence of people – or even just photos of people, including one of Paris Hilton in the tests – with stress, because they seem to see them as a threat (similar to cats), which reduces pain.

Female mice, however, do not react that way. (What might my female readers think of that…?

Source: ScienceNOW (via Wissenschaft.de)