r/science • u/mvea • 1h ago

Psychology Very religious Americans read the Bible's message on helping the poor differently depending on their income: those earning under $50k say it means building a fairer society, while those earning $100k+ say it means personal charity. Among less religious people, income made no real difference.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • 10h ago

Cancer After 20+ years of decline, US colorectal cancer rates are rising again, and not just in young people. A new NEJM Evidence study finds rates climbing in every age group up to 65-69, even where screening is high. COVID doesn't explain it, so scientists are studying environmental chemicals as a cause.

uchicagomedicine.org

3.3k Upvotes

392 comments

r/science • u/PHealthy • 2h ago

Epidemiology In Jerusalem neighborhoods where measles vaccine coverage had fallen to about 55%, the measles death rate in young children was about 160 times higher than in the rest of Israel (80.1 vs 0.5 deaths per 100,000).

wwwnc.cdc.gov

529 Upvotes

25 comments

r/science • u/sr_local • 5h ago

Health Chronic workplace stress may accelerate biological aging through inflammation, oxidative stress, changes in DNA, mitochondrial dysfunction and telomere shortening, potentially affecting long-term health. Paper sets out recommendations on how employers can promote the health of their staff

uni-koeln.de

1.0k Upvotes

31 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 12h ago

Psychology Men and women report similar levels of “duty sex,” and similar reasons behind it. People who worry their partner might cheat, who see their partner as a more desirable catch than themselves, or who experience higher levels of emotional instability tend to report having sex out of duty more often.

psypost.org

3.1k Upvotes

329 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • 12h ago

Environment Climate change must be declared a "global health emergency" to shape governments' policies after heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023. By reducing worker productivity, warming has cost the global economy more than $1 trillion per year over the past three years

eurekalert.org

2.1k Upvotes

112 comments

r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 8h ago

Health Scientists identify a blood signature tied to Mediterranean-style eating is linked to 23% lower risk of death. Study suggests that specific patterns in the blood could help reveal biological factors linked to longer life and improved health.

sciencealert.com

876 Upvotes

40 comments

r/science • u/But-I-forgot-my-pen • 7h ago

Anthropology A 1,500 km survey of Arabia’s Empty Quarter found ancient lake beds at 55 sites but not a single stone tool. Early humans settled where water and stone for making tools occurred together, and the desert interior had no such stone

nature.com

259 Upvotes

27 comments

r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 7h ago

Psychology A large study found that adults who experienced childhood trauma were significantly more likely to show biological, psychological, and social resilience if they had a close, warm emotional bond with a mother figure and lower amounts of sedentary screen time during adolescence.

psypost.org

255 Upvotes

3 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • 10h ago

Medicine AI’s preference for drugs with a strong online presence may cost millions. Although an average of 5.5 FDA-approved products were available for each specified active ingredient, a single product accounted for an average of 97.5% of first-choice recommendations across the tested scenarios and models.

eurekalert.org

381 Upvotes

31 comments

r/science • u/LogicalDirect • 1d ago

Cancer Young adults with cancer report getting dismissed by doctors

futurity.org

14.4k Upvotes

985 comments

r/science • u/KoalaWide2345 • 8h ago

Biology European flounder, a marine fish thought to need salt or brackish water to reproduce, can complete its entire life cycle in freshwater. Most flounders sampled from a former Arctic fjord lake in northern Finland had never left freshwater, according to otolith chemistry.

helsinki.fi

221 Upvotes

5 comments

r/science • u/sfgate • 3h ago

Paleontology Near Arches National Park, a new dinosaur species emerges from the ground

sfgate.com

90 Upvotes

4 comments

r/science • u/Science_News • 12h ago

Earth Science Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth | The speed and angle of impact would have destroyed most organic compounds from comets, researchers report

sciencenews.org

390 Upvotes

50 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • 4h ago

Social Science Research shows how U.S political polarization creates business uncertainty. Fundraising advantages of national political organizations give parties tremendous influence over their candidates, while campaigns built around emotionally charged issues reward partisan conflict rather than compromise

news.fsu.edu

56 Upvotes

9 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Neuroscience Autistic children’s brains respond less to the emotional meaning of sentences, fMRI study finds. This may contribute to autistic children’s social communication challenges.

psypost.org

1.4k Upvotes

144 comments

r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Health Mice With Parkinson’s-Like Brain Damage Unexpectedly Recovered a Year Later, Raising New Questions About Whether the Brain Can Reverse Some Effects of Neurodegenerative Disease

sciencealert.com

886 Upvotes

5 comments

r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 23h ago

Social Science Otto von Bismarck, the conservative chancellor of the German Empire, created the world's first welfare state in the 1880s. Intended to combat the Socialist Party as an emerging challenger party, the policy ended up benefiting the socialists in elections due to issue ownership.

cambridge.org

781 Upvotes

35 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health How dismissed symptoms can push patients to breaking point: Patients with autoimmune diseases have been left feeling suicidal after feeling like their doctor was saying their symptoms were ‘all in their head’. Only 7% agreed with being told that their symptoms were “psychosomatic”.

uea.ac.uk

7.1k Upvotes

723 comments

r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Health Dogs’ Mouths Harbor Parasites Associated With Humans, Revealing a Potentially Overlooked Source of Cross-Species Parasite Exposure. Research can't establish whether our pets are getting these oral parasites directly from us, but that is a possibility.

sciencealert.com

3.1k Upvotes

117 comments

r/science • u/PHealthy • 2h ago

Epidemiology A 2022 pneumonic plague outbreak in rural Madagascar caused 21 cases and 12 deaths (57% fatality) over 33 days. Plague-specific treatment did not start until the fourth week, after the first patient was diagnosed with malaria.

wwwnc.cdc.gov

11 Upvotes

3 comments

r/science • u/Slow_cpu • 14h ago

Genetics How our blood vessels age from within. The Human Aging Endothelial Cell Atlas provides scientists with a new resource for exploring how blood vessels age across different tissues...

eurekalert.org

101 Upvotes

1 comment

r/science • u/Unlikely_Forever_466 • 12h ago

Geology Study finds rising salinity in Antarctic Intermediate Water after sea-ice decline

insideclimatenews.org

57 Upvotes

1 comment

r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Psychology Global happiness researchers reveal keys to a good life. Research found as much as 40 per cent of one’s happiness is related to “volitional activities” or how you choose to spend your time.

eurekalert.org

3.5k Upvotes

192 comments

r/science • u/Pomme-M • 6h ago

Medicine JEM published research describes common B vitamin as potential psoriasis treatment

rupress.org

15 Upvotes

2 comments

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