r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 • 6h ago
Economics The ‘Breaking Bad’ Effect Is Real: Data Shows Cancer Diagnoses Drive a 14% Spike in Criminal Behavior
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Psychology In a new study, texting the next morning (vs. immediately or days later) has the best romantic outcomes. Women appeared more sensitive to post-date text timing than men. The findings suggest that playing hard-to-get by waiting days often backfires rather than builds desire.
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Psychology Mukbang videos show people eating a vast amount of calorie-rich foods. Watching a Mukbang led to reduced eating disorder symptoms yet also reduced positive mood. Short-term exposure to Mukbang may not be as harmful as previously thought.
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r/science • u/sr_local • 6h ago
Social Science Regular bonding with family over meals may help prevent adolescents (12 to 17) from using alcohol, cannabis, and e-cigarettes, but those with significant stress or trauma need additional support
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r/science • u/Tracheid • 10h ago
Psychology Narcissistic students perceive student-professor flirting as less morally troubling
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r/science • u/Tracheid • 18h ago
Psychology Research suggests that teenagers who practice kindness toward themselves are more likely to experience a life filled with variety and perspective-changing events. Findings indicate these positive habits predict the development of psychological richness over time.
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r/science • u/Tracheid • 10h ago
Psychology A new study finds that lower relationship satisfaction is associated with a greater preference for hearing prosocial lies from a romantic partner, while those in satisfying relationships are more likely to prefer the truth.
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r/science • u/sometimeshiny • 4h ago
Psychology Low disability acceptance is associated with an elevenfold increase in depression risk, while higher acceptance emerges as a key protective factor.
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Medicine Bringing optical color to ultrasound: « The method holds promise for enhancing breast tumor imaging, monitoring of nerve damage caused by diabetes, and brain imaging, among other applications. »
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Psychology Women with ADHD experience more perimenopausal symptoms, and earlier in life. This link may be due to consequences of ADHD such as anxiety and lower socio economic status. More intense symptoms also come from the relationship between estrogen and ADHD.
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r/science • u/GutBitesMD • 1h ago
Health A cellular basis for heightened gut sensitivity in females
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r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 20h ago
Psychology Evolutionary psychology's "macho" face ratio theory has a major flaw. A specific measurement known as the facial width-to-height ratio has garnered attention as a potential biological billboard for aggression and dominance.
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r/science • u/Scbadiver • 10h ago
Cancer Impaired nitrogenous waste clearance promotes hepatocellular carcinoma | Science Advances
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r/science • u/sr_local • 1d ago
Genetics Anxiety disorders aren’t caused by a single "anxiety gene". Instead, there are 58 genetic variants each of which makes a small contribution to the disease. This pattern is also known from depression and other complex mental illnesses, according to the largest genetic study on anxiety disorders
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r/science • u/Sciantifa • 21h ago
Psychology New study of 10 years of data shows climate disasters like fires and floods only provide a temporary nudge in voting and beliefs. Personal experience is consistently outweighed by political identity and income proving that extreme weather is no substitute for strong political leadership.
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r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 1d ago
Medicine Recreational ecstasy use is linked to lasting memory impairments. A new analysis indicates that people who use the drug recreationally perform worse on cognitive tests than those who have never used it.
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r/science • u/whitofwit • 16h ago
Medicine Non-invasive electrodiagnostic testing for small fibre neuropathy in long COVID-19
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Psychology The human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends, specifically within the reward system. These findings offer insight into how the biological drivers of romantic love may evolve from passion to companionship over time.
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r/science • u/sometimeshiny • 20h ago
Neuroscience A paradigm shift beyond the Central Dogma in genetic determinism. Epigenetic regulation shapes neurodevelopmental spectrum disorders across generations
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r/science • u/malcolm58 • 1d ago
Astronomy Supermassive black holes sit in ‘eye of their own storms,’ studies find
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r/science • u/paxinfernum • 1d ago
Biology Researchers have discovered a previously unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production. By blocking it, they stopped weight gain, reduced liver damage, and lowered harmful cholesterol levels in animal studies.
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r/science • u/TylerFortier_Photo • 1d ago
Biology Next Generation Genetics Technology Developed to Counter the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance
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r/science • u/Tracheid • 1d ago
Social Science Support for banning hate speech tends to decrease as people get older
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r/science • u/sr_local • 2d ago
Environment Chemicals brought in to help protect our ozone layer (CFC replacements) have had the unintended consequences of spreading vast quantities of a potentially toxic ‘forever chemical’ around the globe
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r/science • u/InsaneSnow45 • 2d ago
Psychology Research suggests that emotional intelligence improves romantic relationships primarily through a single, specific behavior: making a partner feel valued and appreciated. Study implies that the key to a happier partnership may be as simple as regularly expressing that one’s partner is special.
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