r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 2h ago

Biology Exclusive breastfeeding for six months linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in children. Research indicates that this protective effect holds up even when accounting for a child’s genetic predisposition to the condition.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 2h ago

Medicine A single dose of psilocybin eased depression within days, but its edge over placebo faded within a year. The effects appeared as early as the second day after dosing and lasted for more than three months, although by one year the difference between groups had faded.

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r/science • u/Dorian182 • 4h ago

Physics A proposed hybrid quantum computer combining superconducting qubits with microwave cavities could reduce the hardware requirements for simulating fermions and bosons, a theoretical study finds

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r/science • u/sr_local • 6h ago

Health AI analysis of 150,000 Reddit posts identifies potential side effects of the unapproved GLP-1 drug retatrutide, sold on the grey market as “not for human consumption”: increased appetite was the most frequently reported symptom, contrasting with findings from Phase 2 clinical trials

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r/science • u/mvea • 11h ago

Medicine AI scans of 100,000+ people found those with 'brown fat' had less diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression. People on blood pressure pills were more likely to have it, and in mice, the common drug losartan switched brown fat on, making it burn more energy and heat.

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r/science • u/mvea • 13h ago

Health More than half of people with early-onset type 2 diabetes (average age just 38) went into remission with no meds after a 24-week program: 12 weeks of 800–900 calories a day plus supervised strength and cardio workouts. They lost fat but kept their muscle, and even their hearts became healthier, too.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 14h ago

Social Science A new study suggests that 8-year-old children's views about women mirror their parents' sexist attitudes, with fathers' hostile sexism and mothers' benevolent sexism being most consistently linked to their children's beliefs.

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r/science • u/chromoscience • 21h ago

Paleontology Humans experienced abrupt environmental changes at White Sands during the Last Glacial Maximum

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 23h ago

Social Science A survey of 15,000 people across 81 countries found that bottled water consumption persists despite awareness of microplastics. Convenience, marketing and concerns about access to safe drinking water influence consumption habits, suggesting that awareness alone is insufficient to change behavior.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 23h ago

Medicine A Drug Commonly Used to Treat Erectile Dysfunction, May Also Help Regenerate Damaged Muscle. Research Suggests the Medication, Tadalafil Could Support Muscle Repair and Recovery by Influencing Biological Processes Involved in Muscle Regeneration in Mouse Models.

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r/science • u/quiplaam • 1d ago

Economics Asking Zambian famers to catagorize future expenses lead to a 15% increase in savings and increased farm investment

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 1d ago

Environment The 2026 State of the Climate report finds that 7 of 16 monitored climate indicators have reached record extremes, while global warming has accelerated from 0.19°C to 0.36°C per decade. Despite rapid renewable energy growth, fossil fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions remain at record highs.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology Smart women at work get treated worse by their own teammates. In two studies (432 students, 394 office workers), women who scored higher on intelligence tests were seen as more hostile, got less help and faced more mistreatment. Smart men didn't face this, and in one group were even treated better.

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r/science • u/GreenFrogus • 1d ago

Medicine In mice inoculated with the helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis one month earlier, all survive an otherwise lethal influenza infection while all controls die, a protection that depends on lung macrophages trained to limit immune-mediated tissue damage.

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r/science • u/Dorian182 • 1d ago

Engineering A hand-powered microfluidic device measured blood type and hematocrit in about one minute in tests on 21 patient samples, without electricity

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r/science • u/sr_local • 1d ago

Psychology Young adults with higher social anxiety show stronger brain responses when others’ gaze conflicts with their apparent thoughts or feelings, but they were no better at explicitly judging what someone’s gaze meant. They were neither more accurate nor faster than participants with lower social anxiety

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r/science • u/bojun • 1d ago

Computer Science Competition for attention predicts good-to-bad tipping in AI

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r/science • u/inspiration_capsule • 1d ago

Computer Science A new blind spot in AI research uncovered: ‘Autonomous AI scientists’ can use hidden data manipulation, benchmark bias, and automated p-hacking. Because these critical flaws vanish entirely in the final paper, traditional peer review can’t catch them—exposing deep risks for science.

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r/science • u/inspiration_capsule • 1d ago

Environment For the first time ever, scientists comprehensively mapped all glaciers in the lower 48 US states. They found 1/4 disappeared and total area/volume shrank by 35% (195.29 km², 5.53 gigatons of ice) since the mid-20th century—reducing vital water runoff alpine ecosystems rely on to buffer droughts.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 1d ago

Neuroscience A new study in mice reveals that alcohol triggers immune cells called microglia to dismantle the brain's extracellular matrix, a structural support system for brain cells, which directly leads to loss of synapses and cognitive impairment.

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r/science • u/cindyx7102 • 1d ago

Health Different types of ultra-processed foods have opposite associations with type 2 diabetes. Grouping these foods into such a coarse category may undermine interventions and can hide individual associations, meta-analysis of 635,332 participants finds

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Having health insurance in America doesn't mean you can actually use it. Researchers posing as patients called 5,822 in-network mental health providers: most calls hit voicemails, over half the listings were wrong, and just 24% of real calls ended with an appointment.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 1d ago

Social Science According to a new study, public support in the US for restricting transgender restroom access rose from 54% in 2016 to roughly 62% in 2022, driven by a shift where conflicted individuals increasingly prioritized perceived safety risks over concerns about discrimination.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Anthropology 2,200-Year-Old Fingerprints Reveal Men, Women, and Children Likely All Collaborated in Building China's Mysterious Terracotta Army. Findings challenge the long-held assumption that Terracotta Army production relied exclusively on adult male labor.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology Researchers analysed the lyrics of more than 38,000 songs and found that popular music is steadily losing its emotional depth. Lyrics now talk less about feelings and connecting with other people, while words linked to anxiety and stress are showing up more and more often in the songs we hear today.

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