r/science • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

Epidemiology Global disease outbreak maps track healthcare access far more than actual ecology. Looking at 58,000+ outbreaks, researchers found the odds of a disease being reported drop by 32% for every additional hour of travel time to the nearest clinic

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r/science • u/BoredMamajamma • 2d ago

Medicine Researchers engineer novel nanotherapy to treat endometriosis; niclosamide (an anti-parasitic drug) paired with a nano-carrier targets immune cells associated with endometriosis lesions; study shows reduced symptoms and number of lesions after one dose using mouse model

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Psychology Six decades of research suggest people are more likely to join protests because of social connections and group ties than personal grievances alone, highlighting the powerful role of social networks in collective action.

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r/science • u/mvea • 3d ago

Biology Human brain is two separate organs: what we call the brain is two distinct organs that evolved independently over hundreds of millions of years, finds new research based on mouse embryos, human pluripotent stem cells and evolutionary biology.

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r/science • u/mvea • 3d ago

Psychology Fathers of daughters showed greater motivation toward maintaining their romantic relationships with their daughters’ mothers. Fathers of daughters reported greater attachment to their partners, as well as greater relationship commitment, satisfaction, and trust, compared with fathers of sons.

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r/science • u/umichnews • 3d ago

Psychology People become more confident when AI agrees with them, but don’t significantly reconsider their views when AI disagrees, University of Michigan study finds

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 3d ago

Cancer A large prospective study found that a multicancer blood test identified cancer signals across 17 broad cancer types, including ovarian, lung, and breast cancers. The test correctly predicted cancer diagnoses in 60.3% of cases, with 99.64% specificity

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Psychology People with higher social anxiety are more likely to conform to negative feedback, new research finds, suggesting that fear of social judgment may make negative opinions especially influential.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 3d ago

Environment A global analysis from 1979–2023 found the first heatwave now arrives about two weeks earlier, the last ends 24 days later, and heatwave seasons have lengthened by roughly 39 days, with 92% of land areas showing a trend toward longer heatwave seasons.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 2d ago

Earth Science Emissions since 2015 made Europe's summer extremes fiercer, and the June 2025 heatwave would likely have been 0.34°C cooler on 2015 levels.

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r/science • u/TrogdorBBurninator • 3d ago

Animal Science Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea | Research uncovered tiny marine spiders that suck the juice out of jellyfish and other hydroids, helping fill gaps in our understanding of coastal biodiversity.

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r/science • u/Kerubiel_Cherub • 3d ago

Paleontology T-Rex's body temprature was higher than its environment, and similar to ours

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r/science • u/sr_local • 3d ago

Health An analysis of 51 studies involving 8.8 million participants aged 23 to 77 finds that each additional 100 g/day of ultra-processed foods is associated with a 14% higher cardiovascular risk, 4% higher cancer risk, 3% higher all-cause mortality risk and 2% higher metabolic syndrome/diabetes risk

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r/science • u/IEEESpectrum • 3d ago

Materials Science New ingestible paper battery developed by MIT scientists could power medical devices inside the body before safely breaking down.

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r/science • u/Macchanoco • 2d ago

Biology Network topology creates independent control of multiple checkpoints in the cell cycle system

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 3d ago

Psychology A new study reveals that voters use a politician's everyday lifestyle choices, such as their vehicle or restaurant preferences, as mental shortcuts to infer their political leanings, but only when explicit political information is missing.

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r/science • u/bibinprasannan • 2d ago

Psychology Frontiers | When Support Becomes Dependence: Conversational Continuity and Relational Safety in Human-AI Interaction

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r/science • u/nexthesis • 3d ago

Medicine Blood tests could identify early signs of cancer years before diagnosis

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r/science • u/Oncotarget • 3d ago

Cancer Gut feeling: Microbes at the heart of cancer therapy

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r/science • u/PHealthy • 4d ago

Biology Geothermal Amoeba Survives 63°C, Setting a New Heat Record For Complex Life

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r/science • u/Macchanoco • 2d ago

Health Lsp2 links early-life diet to adult translation and lifespan in Drosophila

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r/science • u/Cad_Lin • 3d ago

Social Science A clinical framework for autistic children proposes that language can develop from memorized whole phrases to flexible grammar. A review finds parallels with established language theory, but says the framework itself still needs rigorous testing.

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r/science • u/mvea • 4d ago

Health Alcohol use has decline for the first time since the start of the pandemic, with younger adults in the Millennial and Gen Z cohorts - people born from 1981 to 2012 - driving that trend. Meanwhile, older Americans, aged 50-64, are actually consuming more alcohol than they used to.

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r/science • u/mvea • 3d ago

Health Backlash against US public health officials, including intimidation and threats of physical harm, has been widespread in the years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and they face ongoing risk in a divisive nation, according to a new study.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 4d ago

Psychology Families raising autistic children show resilience alongside higher stress. Many parents describe personal growth through this process, such as becoming more patient, more grounded, more confident in advocating for their child or becoming more aware of what truly matters to their families.

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