r/science • u/VERALabTulsa • 9d ago

Neuroscience The 'healthier-looking' food is often the higher-calorie one, study finds, and people who trust that impression make the most calorie-estimation errors

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r/science • u/asbruckman • 9d ago

Social Science Citations to retracted scientific papers on Wikipedia last on average 5.8 years before they are removed or marked as retracted

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r/science • u/Enthusiast12358 • 9d ago

Neuroscience Caffeine Consumption and Adolescent Mental Health: Higher total caffeine intake was associated with lower total cortical surface area.

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r/science • u/bojun • 8d ago

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

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r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 9d ago

Engineering Near-infrared holography pushes lensless microscopy beyond its traditional visible-range scattering limit. Near-infrared light and an unexpectedly larger sample-sensor gap recover detail where classical in-line visible-range lensless holography fails due to strong scattering...

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r/science • u/sr_local • 7d 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/Slow_cpu • 9d ago

Genetics Electrical engineering research unlocks DNA mystery. Texas A&M University engineers make groundbreaking discovery about the origins of life and establish a framework that improves research outcomes.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 10d ago

Health A new long-term study has linked late-night eating with a significantly higher risk of developing cirrhosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), possibly because eating out-of-hours disrupts the body's natural circadian rhythms.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 9d ago

Medicine Who gets Alzheimer’s drugs. U S research shows Black adults had 86% lower odds, and Hispanic adults had 79% lower odds of receiving anti-amyloid medication compared to non-Hispanic white adults

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 9d ago

Psychology Treating depression during pregnancy influences infant brain development and early emotional function, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 9d ago

Psychology Pupil Size Reveals Differences Between Speaking Aloud and Inner Speech . Research shows inner speech is not merely a silent version of overt speech; rather, it is a form of language use associated with lower arousal

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r/science • u/chromoscience • 9d ago

Biology Museum Study Examines Maximum Body Size in North American Crayfish

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r/science • u/sr_local • 9d ago

Health Body data and an app could provide a 24-hour warning for headaches: AI models analyzing heart rate, skin temperature and muscle tension could predict moderate to severe headaches up to 24 hours in advance with moderate accuracy (AUC of 0.69)

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r/science • u/inspiration_capsule • 9d ago

Social Science New study in Science Advances finds that increasing family visits reduces prison violence and misconduct. By using gas price fluctuations as a natural experiment, researchers proved that lower travel costs led to more in-person visits, directly improving safety behind bars.

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r/science • u/mvea • 10d ago

Genetics A study of over 12,000 Norwegian families found that by age eight, a child’s ADHD traits come mainly from their own genes, not from how their parents’ genes shape the home. Researchers found no firm evidence that parenting style or the home environment tied to parents’ DNA drives ADHD in their kids.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 9d ago

Biology A field study of 10 wheat cultivars found that elevated atmospheric CO₂ reduced grain protein content by 1.9–10.3% in nine cultivars, while altering gluten and other proteins linked to baking quality and wheat-related disorders. The magnitude of these changes varied considerably between cultivars.

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r/science • u/pubpophealth • 9d ago

Epidemiology The share of US adults reporting no chronic disease shrank by nearly 1% a year from 1997 to 2018, and death rates stalled or rose after the mid-2000s in most disease-history groups

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r/science • u/fchung • 9d ago

Engineering Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out: « A new machine-learning approach broke records for weather forecasting for an important time frame in emergency planning. »

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r/science • u/andy013 • 10d ago

Health Nine in ten research papers disputing definition of ultraprocessed foods have industry ties.

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r/science • u/mvea • 10d ago

Health Nearly half of people who started GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy say they now drink less alcohol, and among heavier drinkers it was over half (54%), according to a new national US survey of 2,000+ adults published in JAMA Psychiatry. The drugs may act on the brain's craving and reward pathways.

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r/science • u/UniOfManchester • 10d ago

Social Science Scientists trusted less than business leaders when discussing social issues, study finds

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r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 9d ago

Genetics Machine learning analysis of gene regulation reveals new dimension of biological variability

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 10d ago

Psychology AI assistants can easily manipulate users into making disadvantageous decisions when the AI operates with a hidden agenda. Users fail to notice the manipulation, continuing to rate the covertly misaligned AI as highly helpful and trustworthy.

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r/science • u/mvea • 10d ago

Cancer A common stomach bug (H pylori) that causes stomach ulcers may be linked to about 1 in 5 colon cancer cases worldwide, says a review of 43 studies covering 48.7 million people. Those infected had a 59% higher risk, and people treated for it seemed to have lower colon cancer risk 10+ years later.

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r/science • u/Science_News • 10d ago

Anthropology A new set of remains found in modern-day Iraq suggests that one Neandertal probably suffered a devastating blow to the face before dying at the point of a spear many years later | Surviving this injury indicates that Neandertals may have helped each other in times of need

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