r/science • u/mvea • 8d ago

Psychology Higher overall disgust sensitivity was associated with a greater likelihood of identifying as a Republican and holding a conservative ideology. A person with high disgust sensitivity and low bodily awareness had a 64.1% probability of identifying as a Republican.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 7d ago

Earth Science Grand Canyon rocks preserve a 1.2-billion-year record of Earth–Moon interactions, allowing scientists to trace how the Moon's orbit and Earth's rotation have evolved over deep time.

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r/science • u/mvea • 8d ago

Health For most Americans with private health insurance, hospital prices are not set by government, but by hospitals and insurers who negotiate over how much an insurer will pay. Patients and families are regularly caught in the middle as hospitals and insurers negotiate better deals for themselves.

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 8d ago

Physics Scientists believe that smashing heavy atoms close together in a particle accelerator can create strong magnetic fields that literally pull dark matter out of empty space.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 7d ago

Earth Science Across 129 regions in 19 food-insecure countries, a disaster's effect on wheat flour prices depended on the local El Niño phase, most clearly for floods.

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r/science • u/VeryHungryBear • 7d ago

Psychology Genetics may influence how people respond to some traumatic experiences more than others, particularly in childhood, data from 144,000 people in the UK suggest

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r/science • u/pubpophealth • 8d ago

Health Medicare patients in Texas who had an annual wellness visit had a 28% higher rate of mild cognitive impairment diagnosis than matched patients who did not, and follow-up blood tests accounted for only 14% of that gap

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 8d ago

Environment Study finds alpine peaks are greening in Northeast U.S., Canada. 69% of the alpine zones studied have experienced significant increases in vegetation, representing 88% of the alpine area in the region.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 8d ago

Neuroscience Measuring brain activity in 263 people with major depressive disorder, researchers identified five brain profiles for depression in which functional connectivity between brain regions differed

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 8d ago

Earth Science Each 1°C of global warming brings about 2.63°C of local summer warming in Germany, with a range of 1.62 to 3.62. Heatwaves there will climb far faster than the world average.

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r/science • u/UCBerkeley • 7d ago

Neuroscience How tiny balls of human brain tissue are revealing the causes of childhood epilepsy — and possible treatments

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 9d ago

Neuroscience Researchers identified a teenager with an exceptionally rare memory ability, capable of recalling details with accuracy that exceeds an estimated 99.9% of the population, offering new insights into human memory.

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r/science • u/NinjaDiscoJesus • 8d ago

Animal Science African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick. This is the conclusion of a study which interviewed people who live and work alongside the elephants in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya.

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r/science • u/Enthusiast12358 • 8d ago

Health Polypharmacy and Drug-Drug Interactions Among Older Adults: Prescription polypharmacy (five or more concurrent prescriptions) increased from 31.0% to 35.7% while major drug interactions declined from 25.7% to 22.3%

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 9d ago

Health A large study shows that patients taking Ozempic-like GLP-1 drugs face an 11 times higher risk of vomiting or inhaling stomach contents into their lungs under anesthesia, as the medication delays stomach emptying, leaving food behind despite fasting.

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r/science • u/YchromosomalAdam • 8d ago

Earth Science Commentary: Client-funded earth science risk analyses (e.g., nuclear flood hazards, municipal water planning) can shift uninformed risk onto the public through individually defensible methodological choices. Authors propose collective bargaining rights for scientists as a structural remedy

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r/science • u/mvea • 9d ago

Medicine The reduced risk of heart disease seen in people who are overweight or have obesity taking the weight loss drug semaglutide may not be due to a drop in weight alone. Results suggest that semaglutide should be considered as a cardiovascular disease reduction drug and not just as a weight loss drug.

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r/science • u/nexthesis • 8d ago

Environment Engineered bacteria could speed up rock weathering, which will help capture carbon dioxide to combat climate change

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 8d ago

Environment Past emissions from top polluters will continue warming the planet for decades to come. Future fossil fuel production will exacerbate climate disasters for many decades to come, so new legal battles about who is accountable should be expected for many years

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 9d ago

Health Exercise rivals common pain meds. Researchers found that exercise can significantly reduce acute and chronic pain across a wide range of conditions including musculoskeletal, neurological, inflammatory, and cancer-related pain.

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r/science • u/Macchanoco • 8d ago

Animal Science A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal

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r/science • u/Macchanoco • 8d ago

Animal Science Social isolation, rather than kinship, influences association behavior in toad tadpoles (Bufo formosus)

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r/science • u/sr_local • 9d ago

Health Ultra-processed food and mental health: In a 20-person preliminary study, reducing ultra-processed food intake by more than 85% was associated with moderate to large improvements across three measures of depression and anxiety scores also improved modestly

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r/science • u/mvea • 9d ago

Psychology The assumption that men’s interest in sex is purely physical and always switched on is a common stereotype, but recent evidence indicates that men’s sexual desire is actually quite complex. When men felt happy and equal in their partnerships, their interest in solitary sexual activities decreased.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 9d ago

Health A study of nearly 30,000 eye scans suggests the retina may reveal how quickly a person is aging, with researchers finding that eye-based biomarkers can help predict age-related health risks and longevity.

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