Scientists and their 'research'

Ok, so you might have seen the article where researchers are contending that Oreos are as addicting as cocaine. Walk down any street in America and I could have told you the same thing. But the question that lingers for me...how is this pressing research?

The research looked at the rats’ behaviors and the effects the cookies had on their brains. Rats were put into a maze and given the choice of hanging out near rice cakes or Oreos. The tasty sandwich cookies won that popularity contest handily. Those results were compared to a different test, where rats were given the choice of loitering in an area of a maze where they were injected with saline or in another corner where they could get a shot of cocaine or morphine.
HOW IS THIS IMPORTANT? AREN'T THERE DISEASES THAT STILL NEED TO BE CURED? Come on, science. Get your act together.

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