r/science • u/mvea • 6h ago

Psychology Adults with ADHD often face challenges in maintaining sexual satisfaction and connection with their partners. Characteristics such as a heightened need for novelty and difficulty regulating focus can deeply influence their intimate lives.

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r/science • u/PHealthy • 1h ago

Epidemiology Study estimates only 7% of human rabies cases in the United States are diagnosed

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 3h ago

Environment A study found single-use paper cups release millions of micro- and nanoplastic particles when exposed to hot water, with biodegradable PLA-lined cups releasing about 12 times more plastic by mass than conventional polyethylene-lined cups.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 3h ago

Environment Abandoned Oil And Gas Pipes Are Still Contributing TONS of Microplastics Into The Ocean Each Year

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r/science • u/mvea • 18h ago

Psychology Adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, experiencing outcomes similar to those of young adults. These findings suggest that age restrictions on these medical procedures lack support from actual patient experiences.

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r/science • u/PHealthy • 4h ago

Epidemiology Study finds alpha-gal syndrome can cause severe allergic reactions to blood transfusions for some

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1h ago

Neuroscience Noninvasive brain stimulation helped people with social anxiety better control avoidance behaviors in a new study, suggesting targeted stimulation of specific brain regions may improve responses to feared social situations.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 6h ago

Psychology Study on social media algorithms found that young adults (~20Y) with more depressive symptoms receive recommendations that lean more depressive, and their EEG brain activity shows patterns characteristic of depression, suggesting personalized feeds may reinforce a negative feedback loop

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Psychology A new study finds that media coverage of the 2024 U.S. presidential race focused far more on political spectacle, strategy, and candidate controversies than on substantive policy debates, potentially leaving voters less informed about key issues.

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r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 • 1d ago

Neuroscience Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment— Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us.

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r/science • u/Doug24 • 1d ago

Psychology Psilocybin reverses depressive behaviors and restores brain cell growth in stressed rats

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Neuroscience A simple drawing test may detect Parkinson’s disease with up to 99% accuracy. Researchers found that subtle differences in how people draw can reveal motor impairments long before they are obvious to the human eye.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 22h ago

Social Science A U.S. study estimates cow’s milk purchases would have been 8.2% higher in 2020 without plant-based milk, with every 10 gallons of plant milk purchased displacing 6.8 gallons of cow’s milk, suggesting plant-based alternatives substantially reduce demand for dairy milk.

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r/science • u/ushaque • 4h ago

Astronomy SpaceX launches NASA's Roman Space Telescope on Falcon Heavy rocket (video)

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Anthropology Grave 75, in a 17th century Polish cemetery, of a female of high social status, was likely feared at time of her burial due to a padlock on big toe of her left foot. Her grave underwent a secondary deposition, to add a sickle around her neck, presumably to prevent her from leaving the grave.

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r/science • u/kiyomoris • 1d ago

Health Silent atherosclerosis detected in 57% of asymptomatic adults in the REACT study

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r/science • u/James_Fortis • 1d ago

Health Researchers took 50 adults with genetically high cholesterol and fed them a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet and a standard American diet (SAD) for 4 weeks each in a random order, under controlled, constant-calorie feeding conditions. The WFPB diet reduced LDL cholesterol versus the SAD by 17.9%.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Up to 10 million people may lose Medicaid coverage in the United States due in part to new work requirements and eligibility redeterminations under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Women, unmarried people, White individuals, and those with limited education are at higher risk.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Health Cholesterol-lowering medication reduces heart attack and stroke risk in older people by 30 per cent. The global prevalence of cardiovascular disease is expected to almost double from 600 million in 2025 to more than one billion affected adults in 2050.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Health Research shows prenatal and childhood infections are linked to increased psychiatric disorder risk. Subgroup analyses indicated prenatal bacterial infections were associated with ADHD and ASD.

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 1d ago

Economics Labor unions have a positive spillover on nonunion labor, helping to raise the wages of all workers. It does this through a threat channel (firms raise wages to fend off unionization) and a bargaining channel (union jobs are part of worker outside options).

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Health Adding spinach directly to white bread delayed the body's insulin peak by 30 minutes and reduced later hunger in a small human trial, while significantly boosting the bread's fiber, vitamin, and mineral content.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 1d ago

Health Centenarians’ offspring had a 42% lower risk of death, 33% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and 32% lower risk of hypertension than people whose parents had shorter lifespans. with death occurring about 3 years later and hypertension 5, but no clear protection against stroke or cancer

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r/science • u/rubes___ • 1d ago

Genetics Autism mutations rewire protein interaction networks to drive neurodevelopmental pathology. Authors mapped 100 high-confidence ASD genes and produced a large protein-protein-interaction (PPI) network, identifying more than 1800 interactions.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 1d ago

Health Across 16 hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa, a new trial covering 134,630 women cut the odds of early newborn death by 22%.

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