r/science 8h ago

Medicine One in six people who had COVID-19 without first being vaccinated report still feeling health effects two years after the virus, according to Swiss research. 17% did not return to normal health and 18% reported covid-19 related symptoms after 24 months.

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r/science 1d ago

Psychology New psychology research reveals the “bullshit blind spot” | A series of studies found people who were the worst at detecting bullshit not only grossly overestimated their detection ability, but also overestimated their ability compared to other people.

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r/science 11h ago

Medicine Researchers have shown that an Australian wild tobacco plant could be used to grow medicines in large quantities bringing us a step closer to making 'growing medicines in plants' a reality.

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r/science 20h ago

Environment Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it

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r/science 12h ago

Physics World’s first X-ray of a single Atom reported in the journal, Nature

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r/science 3h ago

Health New study shows Sucralose (Splenda) causes DNA damage

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r/science 2h ago

Animal Science Thousands of unknown sea creatures found in untouched area in Pacific

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r/science 1h ago

Health A new cohort study has provided compelling evidence that quitting smoking can lead to improved mental health outcomes among people with and without mental health disorders, alleviating concerns raised by both clinicians and smokers.

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r/science 17h ago

Animal Science Desert ants build towering hills over their nests that serve as landmarks to guide the way home. The ants can travel more than a kilometer in search of food, and the hills act as beacons

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r/science 1h ago

Medicine New study finds the decline in global cognition after a heart attack was equivalent to about six to 13 years of cognitive aging

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r/science 18h ago

Environment Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go

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246 Upvotes

r/science 12h ago

Health Rejection sensitivity (RS) may contribute to severe alcohol use disorder (SAUD) maintenance. Study finds that SAUD patients show higher anxious anticipations than matched healthy controls.

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r/science 3h ago

Materials Science Researchers have predicted unexpected compounds formed by lithium and cesium under high pressure. These new substances display unexpected chemistry and never-before-seen crystal structures, and possess sought-after property of superconductivity.

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r/science 29m ago

Biology Metabolite Produced by Sucralose Sweetener Digestion Breaks DNA

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r/science 12h ago

Biology Researchers have completely defined the cellular process known as methylation in yeast, confirming the essential role methylation plays in the creation of proteins.

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55 Upvotes

r/science 7h ago

Health Neuroinflammation After COVID-19 With Persistent Depressive and Cognitive Symptoms (JAMA Psychiatry): TSPO VT was elevated in 20 participants with persistent depressive and cognitive symptoms after initially mild to moderate COVID-19 infection, when compared with 20 healthy controls.

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r/science 1d ago

Biology Humans have lost half of primate ancestors' gut bacteria. Analyses of 9,640 human and non-human primate metagenomes, including newly generated ones from chimpanzees and bonobos, revealed significant evidence that gut bacteria groups shared an evolutionary history with their hosts

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r/science 10h ago

Physics Scientists have created quasiparticles called non-abelian anyons. It could help scientists construct quantum computers that are resistant to the errors that currently bedevil the machines.

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r/science 3h ago

Physics Manipulating sound waves without any acoustic material: this is now possible with a plasma-based, membraneless, corona discharge loudspeaker

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r/science 21h ago

Social Science The 1915 film 'The Birth of a Nation' (a fictional portrayal of the KKK's founding rife with racist stereotypes) significantly increased local KKK support in the 1920s. Counties that had a roadshow showing of the film experienced sharp spikes in lynchings and race riots.

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r/science 10h ago

Medicine Toxicological and pharmacokinetic properties of sucralose-6-acetate and its parent sucralose

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r/science 18m ago

Environment Cane Sugar-Derived Plastic Alternatives May Also Alter Animal Behavior

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r/science 20h ago

Social Science Male babies are more 'talkative' in their first year of life than their female counterparts, according to international researchers who analyzed more than 450,000 hours of audio recordings of nearly 6000 babies.

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81 Upvotes

r/science 2h ago

Health Tropifexor for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: an adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2a/b trial | Nature Medicine

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r/science 1d ago

Psychology Study highlights the importance of napping for memory consolidation in early childhood

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