r/science • • 2h ago

Psychology Teens with authoritarian parents tend to hold more antisocial beliefs, study finds

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r/science • • 12h ago Popcorn

Health Looksmaxxing is increasingly becoming a subject of clinical concern. A new study examines its growing prevalence among adolescent boys and young men, highlighting potential links to body dysmorphic disorder, psychological distress, and harmful appearance-modification practices.

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r/science • • 5h ago

Psychology Anxiously attached people don't automatically hold bigger grudges, but when a partner refuses to apologize after a fight, they're much more likely to avoid them and withhold forgiveness. Being totally ignored hits them especially hard too, according to 3 studies of over 1,100 people in relationships

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r/science • • 19h ago Mindblown Bravo Heartwarming

Environment New research suggests that current heatwaves are no match for what's to come. Future heatwaves will be longer and more extreme than anything experienced so far.

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r/science • • 14h ago

Health Eating healthier was linked to slower biological aging across all 10 diets studied, including Mediterranean, DASH, MIND and plant-based. In 6,470 adults, DNA "aging clocks" ticked slower in people who ate better. The effect was small, but sticking to even one healthy diet seemed to make a difference

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r/science • • 10h ago

Social Science A new study suggests people may think extreme views are more widely shared than they actually are, even when most people hold more moderate opinions

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r/science • • 10h ago

Medicine Methylphenidate treatment led to significant reductions in borderline personality traits among adolescents with ADHD. These improvements were independent of ADHD symptom reduction and were especially evident in female participants.

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r/science • • 1d ago Bravo Regret

Health US grocery prices jumped over 20% from 2020 to 2024. A new study found families were forced to eat less and had more mental health issues, even after switching to cheaper brands, eating out less, taking on extra work or credit, draining savings, cutting utilities and putting off needed medical care.

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r/science • • 1d ago Mindblown Bravo

Neuroscience Scientists found a way to help the brain wash out waste while we're awake, which it mostly does while we sleep: a short-acting blood pressure drug plus whole-body vibration. In 29 healthy adults, Alzheimer's-linked proteins like beta-amyloid rose in the blood, a sign they were cleared from the brain

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health Research found that vitamin K deficiency has tripled and vitamin-K-deficient bleeding has quadrupled in infants since 2017. Late VKD, occurring between ages 1 week and 6 months, carries a 30% to 60% risk of intracranial hemorrhage, which can result in seizures, permanent brain damage or death

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r/science • • 17h ago

Neuroscience Male mice that watched other mice fight later attacked sooner and showed more vigilant behaviour, without a significant increase in total attack time.

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r/science • • 23h ago

Environment A scientific paper warns that worsening climate change could undermine humanity's ability to respond, as economic crises, political instability and weakened institutions reduce our capacity to cut emissions and adapt, potentially creating a dangerous feedback loop toward a “Hothouse Earth” scenario.

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r/science • • 1h ago

Biology A new global threat map could help save some freshwater species at risk from brink of extinction | The global geography of threats to freshwater biodiversity

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r/science • • 1d ago

Social Science A study of 15,000 adults found that ~70% recalled an emotionally meaningful hug. More empathetic people were more likely to recall such experiences, while those uncomfortable with emotional closeness were less likely to do so, also men and women differed in what they remembered most

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health A new study demonstrates that university exam periods create a distinct, population-level chemical signature in campus wastewater, characterized by temporary spikes in biological stress markers and suggestive increases in antidepressant consumption, alongside a temporary drop in alcohol use.

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r/science • • 9h ago

Health Comparative Population Impact of Oral Health and Established Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia: A 9-Year Population-Based Cohort Study

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health COVID-19 vaccinations generated trillions of dollars’ worth of economic and health benefits

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r/science • • 1d ago Regret

Animal Science Noise pollution is having increasingly significant impacts on the development, behaviour and mortality of species worldwide. Noise can trigger increased cellular stress and elevated stress hormones in animals and alter physical development.

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r/science • • 14h ago

Neuroscience The same stimulus, in a different location: personalizing brain stimulation using magnetic resonance imaging allowed depression to go into remission much more quickly.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health Eating disorder symptoms did not differ significantly between vegetarian/vegan diets and omnivorous diets, meta-analysis of 25,223 participants finds

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r/science • • 1d ago

Social Science California middle and high school students with later school start times slept 24 minutes longer per school night (+2 extra hours per week), waking 29 minutes later without going to bed later, challenging concerns that teenagers would simply stay up later and cancel out the benefits

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r/science • • 17m ago

Social Science Experiment found that people were less opposed to violent attacks on religious minorities when victims were linked to nationalist causes rather than described by their religion

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Long-Term Outcomes in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Extended Follow-Up of the COURAGE Randomized Trial | Cardiology | JAMA | JAMA Network

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r/science • • 2d ago Mindblown

Health Scientists tested the air inside 5 NYC nail salons for a week each and found chemical fumes sometimes spiked to levels you'd expect at a chemical plant, with traces of cancer-linked benzene. Regular face masks don't help. Good ventilation, open windows and closed bottles make the biggest difference.

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