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    • On average, Canadian women live four years longer than men. (Thinkstock)Demographic statistics in the developed world have long told us that women live longer than men, but scientists have often been left scratching their heads when trying to figure out why.

      Now, a new study out of Japan — where women live, on average, seven years longer than men — claims to have solved the longevity mystery: Women's immune systems age more slowly then men's.

      Researchers discovered that levels of white blood cells and cytokines, which help to carry messages in the immune system and are responsible for fighting off bacterial infections, decrease more quickly in men than in women.

      The findings were published in the open access journal Immunity & Ageing.

      Also see: 105-year-old woman's odd secret to a longer life

      "The process of aging is different for men and women for many reasons," explains lead researcher Katsuiku Hirokawa from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. "Women have more estrogen than men which seems to protect them from cardiovascular disease until menopause. Sex

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    • Eleven year-old Caine Smith from Haltom City, Texas suffers from the daily physical torments of being choked, punched and thrown against a wall. But, his inner strength -- a sense of knowledge beyond his years -- far surpasses any of the cowards who bully him.

      Eleven-year-old Caine says that even his friends have started to call him names. (Vimeo screen grab)Eleven-year-old Caine says that even his friends have started to call him names. (Vimeo screen grab)"One day I was shoved in a bar several times until my head ached, and the guy walked away laughing, saying that I looked like a little girl," he says in the video "Caine Stands Up."

      The video is a director's cut from the documentary Bully created by the advocacy organization The Bully Project. When the documentary was released in 2011 it didn't exactly get rave reviews with a meager 5.7/10 critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes movie review website.

      Yet despite the lackluster reviews, the issue of bullying remains at the forefront and consciousness of many policy makers, teachers, parents and students, with increased media attention and formal policies created against it.

      In the video, Caine describes how he's never had friends that stick

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    • Pam Regentin of Fleur Cakes isn't the first to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (Thinkstock)As more and more LGBT couples are given the opportunity to legally wed, there are still a number of independent outposts that won’t let them eat cake – at least not from their bakeries.

      Pam Regentin of Fleur Cakes is just the latest in a long list to draw attention for her refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex union. The Oregon baker explained to reporters that the “liberty to live by [her] principles” was reason enough to tell Erin Hanson and her fiancée Katie Pugh that she wouldn’t be contributing any baked goods to their impending nuptials.

      The state of Oregon has recognized same-sex “domestic partnerships” since 2008, a status that confers nearly all the same rights as marriage without using the official term.

      That doesn’t mean everyone is happy about it. Earlier this year, Gresham, Ore. baker Aaron Klein came under criticism for telling a woman he wouldn’t bake her a wedding cake as his bakery “didn’t do same-sex weddings.”

      Regentin apparently holds the same policy.

      After the

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