Pretty cool study. Basically the #1 risk factor for dying of cardiovascular disease is smoking. The second is IQ. Yay! Too bad they have time ot reproduce before dying. I think if the lowest 50% of the population were to suddenly die off, the world would be a better place (if a bit stinky for awhile).

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... eedfetcher

That is interesting. I knew there was a direct correlation between IQ, financial/social status and life expectancy, but that there is a direct link between heart failure and IQ is a little more exotic.

Don't worry btw - the monkeys may not be dying, but they are developing into their own underclass. It'll take a while, but before long we'll have our very own .