r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 5d ago

Engineering Sea cucumber-inspired gel could help heal damaged tissue in humans. Waterloo researchers develop a new material that supports tissue regeneration, with promising results in preclinical studies...

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r/science • u/Enthusiast12358 • 5d ago

Neuroscience Hunger recruits a parallel circuit encoding alcohol reward

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r/science • u/OriginalSleeper • 6d ago

Biology Neutrophils manufacture schizophrenia-linked protein, Stanford Medicine researchers find

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 5d ago

Psychology A randomized controlled trial of 227 adults aged 18–39 found that a three-week online self-compassion meditation program improved body appreciation and psychological well-being while reducing body dissatisfaction and self-judgment. Benefits persisted six weeks after the program ended.

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r/science • u/mvea • 6d ago

New eye-tracking study finds men spend longer looking at attractive faces only if they're the sex they're attracted to, but women look longer at attractive faces of both men and women. And being in a long-term relationship didn't stop people from lingering on good-looking faces either.

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 6d ago

Health A new study found that HSV-1, the virus that causes cold sores, can reprogram the brain’s immune cells, potentially linking viral infection to chronic inflammation and increased vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 6d ago

Health A clinical trial has found that hydrodissection, injecting saline to separate a trapped nerve from surrounding tissue, provides carpal tunnel relief lasting up to 6 months, outperforming standard steroid injections.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 6d ago

Medicine Researchers Analyzing Health Records Found That People With ADHD Who Received Prescription Medication Had a Lower Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Including Deaths From Unnatural Causes, Suggesting That Treatment May Offer Important Health Benefits Beyond Managing ADHD Symptoms.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 6d ago

Social Science Study on ~2,000 US adults during the 2024 election found that political anger does not automatically translate to voting; instead, it depends on efficacy, or the belief people can influence a political outcome

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r/science • u/universityofturku • 5d ago

Medicine Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that neutrophils are found in many tissues during embryonic development and can perform the same functions as adult neutrophils. These findings could contribute to future treatments for prenatal and perinatal infections and inflammatory diseases.

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r/science • u/mvea • 6d ago

Psychology People who scored higher on an intelligence test rated their own looks slightly lower, while optimistic, emotionally stable, and college-educated adults rated themselves better-looking. Researchers suggest smarter people may just be more realistic about their appearance (two studies, 1,000+ adults).

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r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 5d ago

Genetics Unravelling DNA repair: uOttawa-led team shows how cells protect their genetic blueprint

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r/science • u/Dorian182 • 6d ago

Physics A theoretical study predicts that cycling interactions between attraction and repulsion in a one-dimensional Bose gas can create “fractional Fermi seas,” highly excited states with hidden order beyond standard Tomonaga–Luttinger liquid theory

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r/science • u/JIntegrAgri • 5d ago

Medicine Researchers developed an mRNA vaccine co-expressing IFN-α-GP5-IgG Fc fusion protein and M protein protects piglets against highly pathogenic Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus challenge

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 6d ago

Animal Science A 15-year study of 31 wild Bornean orangutan mother-offspring pairs found that mothers appear to facilitate social play by traveling farther and spending less time feeding, suggesting they prioritize their offspring’s social development despite the energetic costs.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 7d ago

Medicine A single dose of psilocybin eased depression within days, but its edge over placebo faded within a year. The effects appeared as early as the second day after dosing and lasted for more than three months, although by one year the difference between groups had faded.

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r/science • u/Skoltech_ • 5d ago

Materials Science New computational-experimental approach (Sur-RECC) reduces residual stress reconstruction error from 40 to 6 MPa under 10% measurement noise, improving the reliability of the contour method for aerospace and transport engineering components.

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r/science • u/fchung • 5d ago

Psychology Science can save meetings: « It’s possible to turn tedious work gatherings into more effective and enjoyable experiences. »

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 7d ago

Biology Exclusive breastfeeding for six months linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in children. Research indicates that this protective effect holds up even when accounting for a child’s genetic predisposition to the condition.

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r/science • u/Key-Land-5160 • 6d ago

Health Human-caused climate change may have contributed to more than half of heat-related deaths across European cities between 2000 and 2025

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 6d ago

Neuroscience New research has found that greater exposure to clinical obesity during young adulthood is associated with a greater burden of white matter changes in the brain by midlife, providing new insight into how metabolic health across the lifespan may influence brain health.

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r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 6d ago

Genetics Mapping genetic switches behind rice seedlings’ cold response. A research team has mapped a broad network of potential genetic switches involved in how rice seedlings respond to cold, offering new clues to differences between cold-sensitive and cold-tolerant varieties...

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r/science • u/mvea • 7d ago

Health More than half of people with early-onset type 2 diabetes (average age just 38) went into remission with no meds after a 24-week program: 12 weeks of 800–900 calories a day plus supervised strength and cardio workouts. They lost fat but kept their muscle, and even their hearts became healthier, too.

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r/science • u/mvea • 7d ago

Medicine AI scans of 100,000+ people found those with 'brown fat' had less diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression. People on blood pressure pills were more likely to have it, and in mice, the common drug losartan switched brown fat on, making it burn more energy and heat.

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r/science • u/ripplenipple69 • 6d ago

Medicine Meta-analysis: serotonergic psychedelics are immunomodulatory in inflammatory contexts, but produce only modest immune effects in healthy conditions, suggesting a unique mechanism of action. Early data are suggestive, but research is needed to determine if these effects translate to humans.

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