Soapy Stupidity

And where better to start than with a title like that?

From Yahoo! News, (does anybody else still giggle at that random exclamation mark?) the following:

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who say talk shows and soap operas are their favorite TV programs tend to score more poorly on tests of memory, attention and other cognitive skills, researchers reported Monday.

Though perhaps it's worth pointing out that this doesn't imply a causal relationship.