r/science • u/GuestFromBudushchego • 21h ago

Economics A randomized study of 3,000 low-income Americans found that giving participants $1,000/month for 3 years reduced labor-force participation by 4.2 percentage points and work hours by ~1–2 hours/week. Recipients spent more and had more leisure, but saw little improvement in education or job quality.

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r/science • u/PhD_France • 15h ago

Physics Fictitious centrifugal force and reactional force

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r/science • u/chilladipa • 14h ago

Health Effects of Evolocumab on Mortality Outcomes in Patients Without Previous Myocardial Infarction or Stroke: A Prespecified Analysis of the VESALIUS-CV Randomized Clinical Trial

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 12h ago

Health This New Zero-Cal Sugar Is 3,500 Times Sweeter Than Sucrose – But Doesn't Spike Insulin

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r/science • u/rustoo • 8h ago

Social Science Study: Managers can be trained to lead neurodiverse teams. Managers can avoid equating charisma, eye contact, verbal fluency or constant sociability with leadership potential, and instead reward clarity, reliability, deep focus, creative problem-solving and direct communication.

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r/science • u/johnhemingwayscience • 12h ago

Health Fenugreek supplements excel at lowering blood sugar, while guar gum is better for improving cholesterol. A review of 50 studies reveals that the metabolic benefits of plant fibers depend on their source, and taking just 1g daily can improve health.

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 18h ago

Anthropology A survey of 3,751 Syrian and Iraqi refugees found that drought made war's mental toll worse.

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r/science • u/johnhemingwayscience • 12h ago

Health Combining four natural compounds, spermidine, fisetin, berberine, and urolithin A, offers a multi-target defense against aging. By triggering distinct repairs like clearing zombie cells and recycling damaged mitochondria, using them together could significantly extend human healthspan.

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r/science • u/mvea • 11h ago

Psychology People who expressed positive views regarding masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex reported higher levels of sexual pleasure and satisfaction, greater sexual self-efficacy and self-esteem. Accepting attitudes toward masturbation consistently related to better outcomes across all four domains.

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r/science • u/mvea • 2h ago

Neuroscience Children who display more symptoms of ADHD tend to earn lower grades in school and the symptoms directly cause poorer academic performance. Genetic data from twins and siblings found that ADHD symptoms negatively affect grades, while grades do not appear to influence the severity of ADHD symptoms.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 7h ago

Health In the U.S Richmond's violence prevention program was responsible for 61% decline in gun violence deaths and injuries. The health impacts are lives saved, safer streets, and community members with a renewed positive life outlook

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r/science • u/sr_local • 12h ago

Social Science Home air conditioning prevents an estimated 5,267 heat-related deaths in the U.S. every year, but once a county’s average household air conditioning reached a moderate level, running AC more did not save more lives

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 13h ago

Psychology People who perceive their country as more democratic tend to report better mental health. The study suggests that believing one's political system is fair, responsive, and representative may contribute to greater psychological well-being and life satisfaction.

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r/science • u/johnhemingwayscience • 13h ago

Medicine Formally recognizing insulin resistance as a distinct disease, rather than just a risk factor, would facilitate earlier diagnosis and standardized treatment.

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r/science • u/malcolm58 • 13h ago

Astronomy Researchers have uncovered a growing black hole heading toward a merger in the early universe

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r/science • u/GuestFromBudushchego • 5h ago

Economics A study of the US corporate tax cuts finds they increased firms’ investment, sales, profits, employment and payroll. But the gains were highly unequal: 87% of short-run private-income gains went to the top 10% of earners.

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r/science • u/mvea • 23h ago

Social Science Streaming services, like Spotify/ Netflix have recommendation algorithms identify content a user engaged with most and suggest more of same. Content/ genres with low engagement get dropped. But engagement-driven curation can trap consumers in 'overfamiliarity' leading to less long-term satisfaction.

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r/science • u/Oncotarget • 10h ago

Cancer Emerging biomedical imaging applications of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles for premetastatic niche detection: Biological rationale, engineering strategies, and translational challenges

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 22h ago

Environment A study found plastic in more than 71% of southern giant petrel chicks in Patagonia, with even small amounts associated with changes in nutrition, metabolism, liver and muscle function, and immune response, particularly in one-month-old chicks.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 12h ago

Neuroscience Researchers found a significant association between declining air pollution and improved cognitive development in children. The study analyzed data from over 1,000 mother-child pairs and found a 26% increase in cognitive scores at age 3 with reduced air pollution in New York City.

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