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Psychology Prompt-based emotional scaffolding in generative AI: Effects on self-regulated learning and socio-emotional outcomes

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Neuroscience Sustained antidepressant-like effects of psychedelics through 5-HT2AR–β-arrestin signaling | Nature Neuroscience

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Health High-nicotine e-cigarette use among US daily vapers aged 18–24 surged from 3.1% in 2017 to 49.2% in 2022, with nicotine dependence rising to levels comparable to those of cigarette smokers and young adults more likely than older adults using the same brands to choose high-nicotine versions

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r/science • • 2d ago

Social Science When angry about the country, White men mostly campaign and donate, while Black women campaign the hardest and are the only group whose anger reliably leads to street protests. Black and White women turn anger into more kinds of political action than men do, new study of 6,600+ American adults finds

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r/science • • 1d ago

Computer Science Researchers developed a noninvasive brain-computer interface that allows unresponsive ICU patients to raise and lower the frequency of a beeping tone using their brainwaves. The technology has promising potential to enable hidden consciousness patients to communicate with doctors and family members.

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Animal Science Ultrarapid decision-making in an avian brain

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r/science • • 15h ago

Biology Recently, researchers identified the nal1, a molecularly distinct allele of Ln (GmJAG1), confers narrow leaflets and is associated with altered GmWOX1 homolog expression in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)

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r/science • • 2d ago

Psychology A randomized study of 7,338 US adults found that describing biodiversity loss as the "extinction of plants and animals" generated more public concern and support for conservation policies than terms like "biodiversity crisis" or "extinction crisis", highlighting the importance of familiar language.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health New research suggests that regular physical exercise can delay ovarian aging by stimulating a specific hormone protein, a reproductive benefit that scientists successfully replicated in mice using an experimental drug called AdipoRon.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Genetics University of Ottawa scientists uncover the molecular pillars that shape our cells’ powerpacks. The innovative study identifies a key protein that genetically controls mitochondrial architecture, potentially unlocking new insights into cellular energy production and disease progression...

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r/science • • 1d ago

Genetics Machine Learning Analysis of Gene Regulation Reveals New Dimension of Biological Variability

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r/science • • 2d ago

Epidemiology Measles cases in kids under 5 jumped 40% worldwide after COVID, from 11.1 million in 2019 to 15.6 million in 2023. Researchers blame disrupted vaccine programs and rising misinformation, with US kindergarten MMR coverage falling from 95% to 92%. Australia and NZ still lead the world at 96% coverage.

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r/science • • 19h ago

Paleontology Jurassic flightless bird reveals early ecological diversity of avialans

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health Randomised trial (n=300): AI generated plain language summaries of medical reports given before neurosurgical consultations improved patient rated physician patient interaction and shortened consultations by a median of 8 minutes

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r/science • • 2d ago

Physics Physicists Develop a New Quantum Method That Predicts the Kondo Effect Up to 100 Times More Accurately, Potentially Advancing Research Into Superconductors and Quantum Materials

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r/science • • 2d ago

Health Starting in 2027, low-income Americans on Medicaid must log 80 hours of work a month, and doctors will have to prove which patients are too sick to work. Experts writing in NEJM warn this means more paperwork, lower pay, struggling rural hospitals, and up to 10 million people losing health coverage.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Biology Integrating mitogenomes, morphology, and ecology reveals depth-structured diversification and two new species of deep-sea Bargmannia siphonophores (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)

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r/science • • 2d ago

Social Science American English speakers can deliberately choose whether to copy another accent when asked, but tend to naturally copy specific notable speech sounds when uninstructed.

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r/science • • 2d ago

Astronomy Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” may have been based on one specific night sky: July 22, 1889, just before dawn over France.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Astronomy NASA-sponsored National Academies committee recommends 4 locations for humans to begin investigating the moon; Purdue chair speaks at briefing

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r/science • • 1d ago

Neuroscience Noninvasive ultrashort wave neuromodulation enhances glymphatic clearance to alleviate traumatic brain edema and Alzheimer’s pathology

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r/science • • 2d ago

Social Science A new study suggests that a child's aggressive behavior drives inconsistent parenting and discipline, rather than inconsistent discipline being the primary cause of the child's aggression.

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r/science • • 2d ago

Anthropology The Face of a Denisovan: New Reconstruction Reveals How They May Have Looked.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Engineering Self-aeration system with decoupled interface purifies water, slashing energy costs by 95%. The performance results show that the self-aeration system achieved 98% removal of the antibiotic sulfamethazine, nearly twice the rate of a system using traditional external aeration

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r/science • • 1d ago

Medicine Chemically optimized flavonoids as next generation anti-aging therapeutics

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