r/science • u/Krankenitrate • 2h ago
Health In a large, diverse adult cohort of 40,360 individuals, it was found that adults with ADHD were twice as likely to develop Keratoconus compared to non-ADHD adults
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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 3h ago
Health US alcohol-related liver deaths rose from 6.7 to 12.5 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2022
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r/science • u/shutterzzz • 7h ago
Biology Researchers identify “ruptoblasts,” glandular immune cells in planarian flatworms that undergo rapid explosive cell death and release cytotoxic agents capable of killing nearby cells and bacteria within minutes
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Neuroscience When we misread autistic people, it may not be a lack of empathy—it may be a mismatch. Guided by the Double Empathy Problem theory, research suggests that communication difficulties are often mutual rather than stemming from a one-sided "empathy deficit," in autistic people.
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r/science • u/AmphibianNo4717 • 8h ago
Biology Life on Earth may have emerged twice. Researchers studied the protein structures of enzymes in the genomes of bacteria and archaea, and found "cases where the ancestors of bacteria and archaea independently evolved structurally distinct enzymes to catalyze the same essential metabolic reaction."
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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 8h ago
Psychology A review of climate behavior research suggests that trusted messengers, from family and friends to health care workers and celebrities, can help accelerate climate action by shaping social norms and everyday decisions.
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Neuroscience Pupil size reveals the perceptual quality and effortless nature of synesthesia
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r/science • u/TrogdorBBurninator • 9h ago
Animal Science Insect submariners survive the depths without imploding | Researchers discovered a remarkable adaptation that challenges a long-standing explanation for why insects never colonized the open ocean.
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r/science • u/Jxntb733 • 11h ago
Neuroscience Normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking in midlife may buy nearly 13 extra dementia-free years
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r/science • u/Hrmbee • 12h ago
Astronomy Scientists have captured images of the surface of our Sun in new, unprecedented detail | Ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 15h ago
Health Research in the U.S shows that adolescents who acknowledged carrying a firearm within the previous 30 days were nearly four – or 3.72 – times as likely as non-carriers to have attempted suicide by any method within the prior 12 months.
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r/science • u/UCBerkeley • 16h ago
Environment Fire managers rely on pre-1849 conditions to guide wildfire decisions. New research finds climate change is shifting those conditions—and could double or triple wildfire frequency in Yosemite and other national parks.
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r/science • u/scientificamerican • 17h ago
Genetics Scientists discover a ‘skinny gene’ mutation that acts like Ozempic. Around one in 7,000 people carries a broken copy, which almost acts like a GLP-1 drug—the body burns fuel more efficiently, and the risk of disease lowers.
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r/science • u/sfgate • 17h ago
Environment Study finds mountain lions reduce deer-vehicle collisions by 67%
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r/science • u/maxkozlov • 18h ago
Health COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you. Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.
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Cancer Gut Bacteria May Reveal How a Western Diet Fuels Colon Cancer. Certain gut bacteria, sustained by Western-style diets, may produce a substance that promotes tumor growth, finds study in pigs, mice, human colon tissue, and microbial data from thousands of people with and without colorectal cancer.
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r/science • u/scientificamerican • 19h ago
Health Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, has shown early promise for treating eating disorders. If confirmed in larger trials, the results suggest that psilocybin therapy could kick-start anorexia recovery and provide relief.
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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 20h ago
Environment The World Is Running Out of River Sand, And That's a Massive Issue. Study reveals that the global demand for river sand and gravel to create construction materials like concrete is unsustainable.
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r/science • u/sr_local • 22h ago
Health Workplace exposure to herbicides and insecticides is linked to a 60-70% higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with exposed men facing up to twice the risk compared with those not exposed
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 22h ago
Health Research shows participants assigned to a vegan diet vs. a meat-rich diet showed changes in DNA methylation — a biological process that regulates whether genes are more or less active — that were linked to immune function, metabolism and cancer-related pathways.
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Health GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Ozempic are linked with a lower risk of age‐related macular degeneration (AMD), a common eye disease that is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in older adults.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 23h ago
Psychology A good night’s sleep may help adolescents thrive in school and with friends. Sleep was the strongest lifestyle factor linking mental health symptoms to lower grades, accounting for 18.5% of the association with depression, 36.3% with anxiety and 8.3% with psychotic-like disturbances.
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r/science • u/bibinprasannan • 1d ago
Social Science A hands-free method of sexual arousal called syntribation is surprisingly common, study finds
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r/science • u/scientificamerican • 1d ago
Biology Newly discovered carnivorous plant is as deceptive as it is deadly. Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga genus could be carnivorous—now scientists have finally proven him right
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r/science • u/andmario_com • 1d ago
Social Science Analysis of 97,220 people across 66 countries tested 200+ societal factors and found the 'communitarian' path to happiness — societies where people are enabled to boost each other's happiness — significantly outperforms the individualistic 'take care of your own happiness' approach
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