r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 13h ago
Health This New Zero-Cal Sugar Is 3,500 Times Sweeter Than Sucrose – But Doesn't Spike Insulin
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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/FreeHugs23 • 14h 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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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/Wagamaga • 13h 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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r/science • u/GuestFromBudushchego • 22h 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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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/johnhemingwayscience • 14h 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/Phylogenix • 23h 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 • 8h 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/johnhemingwayscience • 13h 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/sr_local • 13h 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/calliope_kekule • 19h 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 • 13h 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/malcolm58 • 14h 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 • 7h 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/Phylogenix • 26m ago
Psychology A meta-analysis of 71 studies involving 216,000 participants found climate messages evoking emotions through storytelling or awe at nature were more effective at motivating action and policy support than scientific facts, while appeals to personal responsibility had little impact.
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r/science • u/Oncotarget • 12h 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/chilladipa • 16h 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/PhD_France • 16h ago
Physics Fictitious centrifugal force and reactional force
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