Ted Bunch worked with Luann Becker, of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, and Robert Poreda, of the University of Rochester, New York, on the research, which is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Yes, it's true, says a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (via the New York Times): sildenafil, otherwise known as Viagra, is a bona fide cure for jet lag.

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Multiple newspapers, including The Chicago Sun-Times and The New York Post, are reporting that sources in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences count Oprah Winfrey as the top candidate to host the 2012 Oscars next February.

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