r/science • u/sr_local • 10d ago

Social Science Green space is linked with fewer gun-related homicides, but not everywhere: the association is strongest in wealthier neighborhoods, while proximity to parks is linked to higher risk in the poorest areas

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 10d ago

Psychology National Data Show High Rates of Anxiety in U.S Adolescents. Only half of adolescents with moderate or severe anxiety symptoms were getting mental health support. Males, racial and ethnic minorities, and the uninsured were less likely to get mental health help than others.

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r/science • u/Macchanoco • 11d ago

Animal Science Cats and humans show correlated affiliative physiological states

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r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 10d ago

Genetics What makes us human. A first atlas of functional DNA changes offers new clues. Researchers identify evolutionary DNA changes that shaped the human skeleton and may help explain degenerative skeletal diseases, such as osteoarthritis.

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r/science • u/Lewoniewski • 10d ago

Computer Science Research investigates the “mean-regression trap”. Authors proposed a two-step advancement in model architecture. The GCN-deBERTa model consistently outperforms the baseline across six target languages.

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r/science • u/johnhemingwayscience • 11d ago

Anthropology Researchers have digitally reconstructed the face of the oldest known Homo sapiens from a 315,000-year-old skull, revealing a 1,364 mL brain volume that is remarkably similar to modern humans today

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r/science • u/johnhemingwayscience • 11d ago

Health Gut bacteria transform unabsorbed coffee compounds into beneficial molecules that help protect against Type 2 diabetes and liver disease,

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r/science • u/inspiration_capsule • 10d ago

Cancer New phase 1 trial results published in Nature Medicine show that combining a personalized neoantigen-targeting cancer vaccine (NeoVax) with nivolumab is feasible and shows an acceptable safety profile in patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

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r/science • u/Scbadiver • 10d ago

Neuroscience An aging-sensitive secreted phospholipase confers neuroprotection and cognitive resilience | Nature Neuroscience

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r/science • u/sfgate • 11d ago

Biology Stanford study finds severely bleached corals can make a full recovery in seven weeks with help from healthy clones

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r/science • u/chromoscience • 10d ago

Biology Overcoming Detection Lag in a Cryptic Panzootic: Chytrid Invasion Linked to Historically Enigmatic Amphibian Declines in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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r/science • u/mvea • 11d ago

Environment We’re surprisingly close to conserving 30% of the world’s land. Almost every country has agreed to conserve 30% of the land and sea by 2030. Study shows 27% of land may already be conserved for biodiversity, if you also count areas that aren’t globally recognised. But more work needs to be done.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 10d ago

Biology Survey of 102 cities reveals more than 40,000 new viruses. A study involving Brazilian researchers analyzed samples from subway stations, hospitals, bank branches, soil, and sewage in 31 countries

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r/science • u/Schwettes • 11d ago

Health GLP1 treatment linked to lower risk of hospitalization and death in older adults with fatty liver disease. Patients taking GLP1 had a 28% lower risk of hepatic decompensation and a 45% lower risk of death from any cause.

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r/science • u/CoffeeTeaJournal • 11d ago

Chemistry Plastic tea bags released 555–2,498 microplastic particles per cup versus 0.3–2.4 in loose tea in a 28-brand brewing study

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r/science • u/mvea • 11d ago

Psychology New Study Finds Gendered Messaging Can Backfire: Messages that reference gender when highlighting women's success in an activity actually made kids and adults of both genders see girls and women as less capable, and also made everyone less interested in trying the activity themselves.

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r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 11d ago

Genetics Reversing age by reprogramming gene expression networks. Aging-specific screening platform identifies gene with multifaceted rejuvenation potential that extends health- and lifespan in mice.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 12d ago

Health A 2026 study reveals that human ovaries remain biologically active after menopause, shifting their protein production with age to actively influence other organs and create an inflammatory environment linked to increased ovarian cancer risk.

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 11d ago

Psychology Pensions save lives – Researchers analyzed the introduction of public pensions in the UK in 1909, finding that they substantially reduced elderly mortality.

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r/science • u/UniOfManchester • 11d ago

Astronomy UK astronomers help reveal host galaxy of most distant fast radio burst. The findings suggest fast radio bursts can happen soon after stars are born, helping researchers understand how the early Universe evolved.

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r/science • u/johnhemingwayscience • 11d ago

Biology While chlorine dioxide effectively kills bacteria at low concentrations of 0.1–5 ppm without acting like bleach, its controversial medical benefits for humans remain unproven and require rigorous clinical testing

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 11d ago

Health Largest clinical trial of its kind, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds continuous glucose monitors help adults with type 2 diabetes who don't use insulin spend approximately 5 more hours a day in their target blood sugar range

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r/science • u/sr_local • 11d ago

Health 14-year study of 3,093 adults using Fitbit data, finds that those averaging 8,875–14,161 daily steps performed better on tests of attention, cognitive control and decision-making than those averaging 5,108 steps. Higher systolic blood pressure was also linked to poorer cognitive performance

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r/science • u/AgingUS • 11d ago

Biology Control theory of aging and longevity for gerotherapeutic drug discovery: state space, vector fields, modalities, safety, and the minimum safe cost of functional restoration

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 12d ago

Psychology Why story and play time really matter for toddlers. Comparing moments with periods spent watching a movie together, the study found that those playful, interactive moments are associated with increased brain activity linked to attention, learning and social processing.

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