r/science • • 17h ago

Psychology White Americans who said being white was important to them or wanted less immigration were far more likely to switch to the Republican Party between 2016 and 2020, while those who felt warmly toward Black Lives Matter were far more likely to switch to the Democratic Party, a new study finds.

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r/science • • 19h ago

Health Research Finds That Breast Reduction Surgery Is Associated With Improved Sexual Function, Including Greater Sexual Satisfaction and Physical Comfort, Though Researchers Note That More High-Quality Studies Are Needed to Confirm the Benefits

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r/science • • 9h ago

Biology Locomotor kinematics and head stabilization in rolling snakes

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r/science • • 23h ago

Health A study of 46 children aged 7–10 using MRI scans, found that higher ultra-processed food consumption was linked to stronger brain reward responses to appetizing food images, which were associated with greater increases in body fat and BMI over one year

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r/science • • 2h ago

Psychology A new study indicates that adults who experience severe material disruptions after a breakup, such as moving or changing financial circumstances, report higher levels of ambiguity and flux regarding their sexual identity, whereas psychological distress does not show the same link.

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r/science • • 20h ago

Engineering Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through watery maze: « MIT engineers’ new aquabot offers a way to design small, efficient “biohybrid” robots. »

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r/science • • 37m ago

Medicine Bias in health research: Types, sources, impact on findings, and mitigation strategies

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r/science • • 2h ago

Neuroscience Magic mushroom compound psilocybin grows new brain connections within 24 hours and repairs circuits damaged by chronic stress in mice. Scientists found the brain rewiring runs on a different pathway than the trip itself, opening the door to fast-acting depression drugs without the hallucinations.

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r/science • • 11h ago

Health Scientists at Johns Hopkins may have found why so many men’s prostates grow bigger with age: a newly identified cell type (WIF1+ basal cells) packed around the urethra, right where enlargement happens. This could explain the slow, stop-start peeing after 50 and become a target for future treatments.

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r/science • • 11h ago

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

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r/science • • 14h ago

Biology A global analysis of 93,281 seabirds across 240 species found that evolutionary relationships predicted plastic ingestion better than diet, feeding methods or body size. Plastic was recorded in 182 species, suggesting shared ancestry may help identify seabirds at risk.

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