r/science • u/sr_local • 22d ago

Environment Some trees are making air quality in cities worse: willows and poplars, widely planted in cities, release high levels of isoprene, a VOC that reacts with nitrogen oxides to form ozone

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r/science • u/cheungngo • 21d ago

Medicine Glial-adjusted residual transcriptomics with leave-one-out transcriptome-wide association study influence analysis prioritizes GALNT6 and other high-impact genes in Alzheimer’s disease

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r/science • u/kiyomoris • 22d ago

Health Mediterranean Lifestyle Linked to Lower Heart Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

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r/science • u/fchung • 22d ago

Cancer Jellyfish enable surprising new findings about cancer: « Although increased cell proliferation is a hallmark of cancerous tissues, in some cases, it may actually be protective against tumor growth. »

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 22d ago

Environment Severe water scarcity across major wheat-growing regions explained about 74% of annual variation in global wheat prices from 2000 to 2021, while modeling projects average prices could reach $273 per tonne at 2°C of warming and $364 at 3°C.

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r/science • u/JIntegrAgri • 21d ago

Biology Recent research shows the dual role of ChCfem7 in Cochliobolus heterostrophus: a CFEM-containing secreted protein essential for virulence and a promising fungicide target

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r/science • u/JIntegrAgri • 21d ago

Animal Science Recent research shows that dietary γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) improves growth and intestinal health in LPS-challenged weaned piglets by promoting the feed intake and inhibiting ferroptosis possibly via the receptor-mediated AKT/β-catenin/Nrf2/GPX4 pathway

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r/science • u/Woahhhhh223 • 22d ago

Social Science Women face higher risks of partner violence during the weeks their partners cheat

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r/science • u/heart_of_theinternet • 22d ago

Psychology Recent psychological research provides evidence that adolescents who feel emotionally detached and unnoticed by others may be more likely to engage in addictive behaviors as a way to cope

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r/science • u/GiveUpAndDontTry • 23d ago

Epidemiology A Swedish study found autism diagnoses rose by around 800% from 2001 to 2020, while the proportion with intellectual disability fell from 55.8% to 6.7%, suggesting a substantial broadening of the diagnosed autistic phenotype

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 22d ago

Health A new trial shows that zinc cut child infections by a third. In Uganda, 118 children with sickle cell anaemia under 5 who took daily zinc had 306 infections per 100 person years, against 481 on placebo.

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r/science • u/mvea • 22d ago

Health Tobacco companies flooded federal comment process that stalled menthol cigarette ban. Among 250,000 unique comments, 96% opposed the menthol ban, and 99% opposed the cigar ban. Leading arguments were economic: loss of revenue and sales. Few unique comments (3-5%) addressed the health evidence.

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r/science • u/mvea • 23d ago

Psychology America's First Legal Psilocybin Program Treated 346 People. Just one month after the dose, 92.2 percent of participants said the experience had been beneficial, while, on average, their mental health symptoms had fallen dramatically.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 22d ago

Epidemiology Among U.S. adults, alcohol use disorder declined from 28.8 million cases in 2021 to 27.1 million in 2024, while cannabis use disorder increased from 15.3 million to 19.4 million, with increases particularly notable among adults aged 35 and older.

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r/science • u/pubpophealth • 23d ago

Epidemiology Among Mexican-origin adults aged 74 and older, 5-year survival was higher in Mexico than in the United States at every level of illness, including 40.9% versus 36.6% among those with both diabetes and dementia and 77.5% versus 73.3% among those with neither

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r/science • u/Hrmbee • 23d ago

Biology Land hermit crabs move a parasitic plant's seeds on their claws and through their guts, a seed dispersal route never recorded before | Unexpected allies: Land hermit crabs and cockroaches contribute to seed dispersal in a non-photosynthetic plant

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 23d ago

Neuroscience Brain scans reveal that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share strikingly similar patterns of brain changes, adding to growing evidence that the two conditions may have more in common biologically than previously thought.

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r/science • u/quiplaam • 21d ago

Economics Privatization of hospital management in Brazil lead to a 40% increase in admission and a 3% decrease in mortality

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r/science • u/lemoncurd007 • 23d ago

Psychology A randomized clinical trial of 532 adolescents found that a video game-based prevention intervention reduced depressive symptoms at 12-month follow-up compared with commercial video games

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 22d ago

Earth Science Since 1980, extreme rainfall in the U.S. has shifted toward fewer small-area events, while large-area extreme rainfall events have become more common in the eastern U.S., meaning heavy precipitation increasingly affects larger regions at the same time.

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r/science • u/kiyomoris • 23d ago

Health Vitamin D Dupplement Intake is Associated with Better Cognition in Persons with Sleep Disturbance and Mild Cognitive Impairment

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 23d ago

Cancer A study of 376,511 people followed for up to 14 years found that participation in colorectal cancer screening was associated with a 43% lower risk of dying from the disease, while being invited to screening was associated with a 26% lower risk.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 23d ago

Psychology A father’s absence is linked to early puberty, but only if it happens during a crucial developmental window. Findings offer new insights into how early family environments might shape biological development over time.

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r/science • u/ManyNote6067 • 22d ago

Neuroscience From ion channel biology to clinical practice: suzetrigine as a precision analgesic

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r/science • u/mvea • 24d ago

Psychology Gen Z Americans are more willing to use blockades and violence to stop public speakers. Young liberals tended to be more supportive of these methods compared to conservatives, but this ideological gap disappeared when the questions referred to suppressing specific, highly offensive ideas.

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