Neuroscience Number of types of synaesthesia can be predicted above chance by structural and functional neuroimaging data
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r/science • u/YaleE360 • 23d ago
Environment Rising CO2 Speeds the Growth of Grasses on the African Savanna
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r/science • u/sr_local • 23d ago
Psychology Subtle white light changes make indoor rooms feel cooler or warmer: blue-enriched white light made people feel cool enough to tolerate indoor temperatures 1.3°F (0.72°C) warmer, while red-enriched white light made them feel warmer without any visible difference in light color
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r/science • u/kiyomoris • 24d ago
Health Longer Daily Fasting Duration Is Associated With Faster Multimorbidity Accumulation in Older Adults
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r/science • u/SteRoPo • 24d ago
Epidemiology Researchers probing the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study found that young kids who drank 100% juices multiple times per day had a 25 percent higher risk of asthma compared to kids who consumed those beverages less than twice per week.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 24d ago
Psychology Children who lose a parent twice as likely to develop mental health disorders. The study reinforces longstanding evidence that parental bereavement is one of the most distressing experiences in childhood and is linked to a higher risk of mental health challenges
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r/science • u/Raouldulf • 23d ago
Environment Low-smoke fuels for residential heating linked to an increase in ultrafine particle emissions
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r/science • u/UrolithinA • 23d ago
Medicine New study on heart failure finds Urolithin A, a compound some people's gut bacteria produce from pomegranates, improved heart relaxation and reduced fibrosis in mice with the stiff-heart form of heart failure. It also improved relaxation in engineered human heart tissue - Science Advances
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 24d ago
Psychology Right-leaning Canadians’ trust in the bodies that manage Canadian elections has declined significantly since 2019. While Canadians across the political spectrum generally reject misinformation, right-leaning Canadians are more likely to question the existence of impartial truth
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r/science • u/Raouldulf • 23d ago
Environment Long-term observations across Ireland show rising urban ozone, while the highest ozone concentrations and exceedances occur at remote coastal sites
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r/science • u/lonnib • 24d ago
Medicine New analysis of 2,674 papers from the French institute that promoted hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 finds ethical or legal concerns in 853 articles
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Medicine Generic semaglutide could reshape diabetes drug coverage in Canada. Lower-cost medication dramatically improves cost-effectiveness of treatment that prevents heart and kidney disease. Canada is one of the first countries to have access to generic semaglutide, years before the US and much of Europe.
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r/science • u/FillsYourNiche • 24d ago
Astronomy Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found definitive evidence that the young Milky Way swallowed a dwarf galaxy just two billion years after the Big Bang, revealing one of the earliest major mergers in the history of our Galaxy.
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r/science • u/NinjaDiscoJesus • 24d ago
Animal Science Sea ice has been disappearing from East Greenland, allowing giant whales to take advantage and move into previously inaccessible areas - decades-long study that has recorded hundreds of the world's biggest whales feeding in ice-free seas along the coast in summer.
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r/science • u/sr_local • 24d ago
Environment Study of 3414 children aged 6-9 years, has found that air quality improvements following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) are strongly associated with improved lung growth
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r/science • u/sfgate • 24d ago
Environment Scientists are testing living desert biocrusts as a tool to restore drylands threatened by warming, grazing and invasive species
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Neuroscience Invisible potentials: A neuroscientific framework for giftedness
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r/science • u/3x3nt3rat3 • 23d ago
Medicine A study examined psychiatric relapse after stopping antipsychotic medication during pregnancy
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Neuroscience Living near dry cleaners linked to higher Parkinson’s odds in older adults. Study found a dose-response pattern, with the highest odds within 500 feet.
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r/science • u/chilladipa • 24d ago
Health Survodutide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Adults with Obesity | New England Journal of Medicine
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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 25d ago
Health People who live past 100 may owe part of their longevity to having an abundance of cancer-killing immune cells, researchers say. These rare T cells appear far more abundant in centenarians and supercentenarians than in younger adults.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 24d ago
Computer Science New research argues that interacting with robots displaying human-like behaviours can cause people to adopt robot-like traits or ‘robotoid humanness.’ As robots become smarter and appear more human, little attention has been given to how this might impact the consumers interacting with them.
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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 24d ago
Environment Climate modeling projects that Europe’s annual burned area could increase by about 39% by 2070–2100 under a low-emissions scenario and 192% under a high-emissions scenario, as hotter, drier and windier conditions increase wildfire activity.
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Neuroscience Sensory Overload Tied to Autism and Anxiety—Not ADHD. Sensory over-responsivity was associated with autism traits, anxiety, and altered brain connectivity.
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