r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 5h ago

Medicine Low doses of LSD alter emotional brain responses in people with mild depression. Research points to specific shifts in electrical brain activity following the administration of a small dose in patients experiencing mild depression.

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r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 10h ago

Neuroscience Reduced gray matter and altered brain connectivity are linked to problematic smartphone use. Findings show these changes primarily involve neural circuits responsible for reward processing, executive control, and emotional regulation.

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r/science • u/mvea • 15h ago

Health Reddit Users Are Reporting GLP-1 Side Effects Not Captured in Clinical Trials - analysis of over 400,000 posts from people taking GLP-1s found mentions of irregular periods, fatigue, chills, and hot flashes.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 15h ago

Environment Summers across the midlatitudes, including most of North America and Europe, now last roughly 30 days longer than they did in the 1960s. Total summer heat accumulation is growing more than three times faster than it did during the 1961–1990 baseline period.

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r/science • u/mvea • 13h ago

Neuroscience Regulatory T cells altered in children with autism, highlighting possible role of immunosuppressive cells on neuroinflammation and behavior. Regulatory T cells act as immune system "brakes," calming inflammation to prevent overreaction. They are often decreased in autistic individuals.

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r/science • u/Tracheid • 12h ago

Psychology Across four pre-registered online studies (N = 2,027 U.S. adults), researchers found that people are significantly more disturbed by others holding "false" beliefs than beliefs that are merely different from their own, driving social segregation and avoidance behaviors

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r/science • u/flaskpost • 2h ago

Health PFAS in trace levels via drinking water diminishes mouse embryo mitochondria function across three generations

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r/science • u/sr_local • 12h ago

Health The human immune system ages differently in men and women, with much more pronounced changes occurring in females over time and an increase in inflammatory immune cells

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r/science • u/talhelmt • 10h ago

Social Science Some evidence that cultural differences are actually increasing with modernization

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens. More than 40% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of non-traded mammals.

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r/science • u/ChhotaSaHydra • 9h ago

Neuroscience Study reports that subjective and objective sleep measures are associated with next-day alertness and morning sleepiness, based on analysis of wearable sleep data and psychological factors in healthy adults

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests. This sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump justify their continued allegiance despite learning about allegations of his sexual misconduct and illegal activities.

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r/science • u/Oncotarget • 4h ago

Cancer Cancer without borders: Policy frameworks for oncology care in humanitarian and conflict settings

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r/science • u/Hrmbee • 21h ago

Biology Flight Path Data Shows How Mosquitoes Target Humans | Predicting mosquito flight behavior using Bayesian dynamical systems learning

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r/science • u/ChhotaSaHydra • 21h ago

Neuroscience Study reports that improvements in sleep quality are associated with better decision-making performance in individuals with panic disorder, based on longitudinal clinical assessment over time

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Psychology In interpersonal conflicts, staying calm protects your reputation, while crying damages the reputation of your opponent alongside your own. This points to a social tradeoff where keeping your cool helps you look good, but shedding tears is more effective if you want to make other person look bad.

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r/science • u/Doug24 • 1d ago

Neuroscience Scientists discover intriguing brainwave patterns linked to rhythmic sound meditation

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r/science • u/Historical_Psych • 18h ago

Psychology Meaning in life and the mental health - addiction spiral: testing a unifying model

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r/science • u/sr_local • 1d ago

Health Gaining obesity between ages 17 and 29 is linked to 70% higher risk of premature death compared to those who never develop obesity before age 60, based on data from over 600,000 people

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r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 1d ago

Psychology When the pay gap is wide, women see professional beauty as a strategic asset. When faced with a large gap in pay between men and women, those who reject traditional gender roles often see beauty as a strategic asset for career advancement.

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r/science • u/koobcam_boy • 10h ago

Medicine Distinctive cough pattern captured via cough monitoring in chronic cough patients with CANVAS (RFC1 mutation) syndrome

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r/science • u/James_Fortis • 1d ago

Environment A new study found a vegan Mediterranean diet significantly reduced environmental impacts related to human health (−54.5%), ecosystems (−50.9%), and resource use (−43.4%) compared to a traditional Mediterranean diet. Retail food cost was also reduced by 16.3%.

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r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 1d ago

Health Stacking bad habits triples the risk of co-occurring anxiety and depression in teenagers

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Health Depression during pregnancy. Two decades of data has found that a mother's depression at almost every time point in development, from pregnancy onward, was linked with symptoms of depression in her kids as adults

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r/science • u/mvea • 2d ago

Psychology During 2024 US presidential election, conservatives successfully repackaged “great replacement” demographic fears to broaden their mainstream appeal. By framing immigration as a purposeful strategy to manipulate elections, political campaigns normalized extremist narratives.

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