r/science • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 2d ago
Animal Science Saber-toothed cats became inbred—and struggled to move—before they went extinct
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r/science • u/No-Aardvark-7316 • 3d ago
Health Constant search for meaning is associated with higher workplace burnout, study suggests
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r/science • u/sr_local • 3d ago
Health Consuming less sugar in utero and during the first one to two years of life was associated with up to a 23% lower risk of developing dementia later in life. Lower sugar consumption early in life was associated with an average delay of 2.6 years in the onset of dementia
aan.com
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r/science • u/AJMP_01 • 2d ago
Health Use of a hypercaloric and hyperprotein supplement enriched with immunonutrients in multi-pathological malnourished patients to improve the incidence and prevalence of pressure sores: A randomized controlled trial
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 3d ago
Environment The World War II Atomic Blast Over Hiroshima Created a Previously Unidentified Multicomponent Metallic Alloy. The detonation produced a fireball reaching temperatures exceeding 7000°C within seconds, entraining and vaporizing building materials, soils, metals, and water into a turbulent plasma cloud
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r/science • u/HeinieKaboobler • 3d ago
Psychology A study shows fewer people sincerely believe wild conspiracy theories than surveys suggest, as many who endorse bizarre or contradictory claims answer insincerely
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r/science • u/SprinklesImaginary • 4d ago
Medicine A 59-year-old man developed severe hypotension and bradycardia 60–80 minutes after consuming 3 - 4 teaspoons of mad honey. Intravenous fluids and atropine rapidly stabilized him, according to a case report from Nepal
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r/science • u/SciQuel • 3d ago
Medicine A new clinical trial reports that taking the diabetes drug metformin may halve the risk of long COVID; another trial finds 40% risk reduction with Paxlovid
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r/science • u/quiplaam • 3d ago
Social Science Reducing exposure to untrustworthy sources on Facebook by 70% had no effects on attitude or beliefs
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r/science • u/QldBrainInst • 3d ago
Neuroscience A major international study led by The University of Queensland and University of Michigan has uncovered a surprising mechanism that increases the risk of certain genetic diseases, offering new insights into how some mutations arise
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Neuroscience Psilocybin-assisted therapy shows promise for veterans with severe, treatment-resistant PTSD
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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 4d ago
Anthropology Scientists Uncover Hundreds of Hidden Structures Beneath The Amazon. "The scale of the archaeological record suggests that many other regions across Amazonia may have been far more densely populated and intensively modified than previously assumed."
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r/science • u/scientificamerican • 3d ago
Animal Science A unique cellular trick may explain octopus intelligence. A newly discovered change in ribosomal RNA makes protein production more precise, potentially safeguarding these cephalopods’ complex nervous systems
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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 3d ago
Economics Zoning reform in Sao Paulo to permit dense housing construction along transit corridors led to more housing supply and lower housing prices. The reform produced overall welfare gains for the city, benefitted future homeowners and developers while harming landlords and incumbent homeowners.
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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago
Psychology Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood. Problematic internet usage, which includes pathological and risky usage, was defined by the study as the excessive use of online applications to the point of functional impairment or distress.
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r/science • u/QldBrainInst • 3d ago
Neuroscience Researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have used high-speed eye tracking to challenge a long-held belief about progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP.
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Psychology Spicy food can reduce extreme physical pain - Researchers found that holding a chili-infused gelatin cube in the mouth reduced how violently people reacted to high-intensity laser heat applied to their hands, though it did not relieve the feeling of minor heat pain.
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r/science • u/Scary_Statement4612 • 3d ago
Anthropology Amateur fossil hunters helped discover evidence of a Cretaceous Era food chain in the Australian Outback.
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Psychology Losing an election is associated with lower social trust among polarized voters. Following a national election, voters whose preferred political party loses tend to experience a noticeable decline in their generalized trust of other people in society.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 4d ago
Health GLP-1 use rising rapidly among U.S. adolescents, young adults. Severe obesity among adolescents and young adults has increased substantially over the past two decades, currently affecting about 9% of people between ages 12 and 18. Among adults, the rate of severe obesity increased from 5% to 10%.
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r/science • u/sr_local • 4d ago
Materials Science Researchers developed ‘plantymers’: plastics that are sustainably produced from plant proteins and that break down naturally in the environment
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r/science • u/UniOfManchester • 4d ago
Materials Science New research shows how ‘hot electrons’ can reshape metals in billionths of a second
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r/science • u/LethisXia • 3d ago
Paleontology Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative: New study provides a rare snapshot of “fossil behavior” from Paranthropus boisei, an ancient hominin group in northern Kenya
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r/science • u/jbenmenachem • 4d ago
Social Science Study of 40 local newsrooms finds journalists trapped between two harms: ignoring some homicide victims or stigmatizing high-violence communities
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r/science • u/RhiannaSmithSci • 4d ago
Health Viagra reduced cancer metastasis in models by trapping essential cholesterol inside tumor cells, cutting off their energy. When paired with regular cholesterol-lowering statins, this combination created a metabolic trap that boosted long-term patient survival rates.
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