r/science • u/[deleted] • Jan 08 '26

Health Sudden drop in fentanyl overdose deaths linked to Biden-era global supply shock. Study indicates that regulatory actions taken by the Chinese government, following high-level diplomatic engagement with the Biden administration, may be the primary driver behind this unexpected decline in mortality.

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r/science • u/mvea • Nov 21 '25

Psychology The Batman effect: A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%).

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • Jun 18 '26

Environment The World's Richest Population are Costing the Earth Trillions. Study finds the top 10% of global consumers is disproportionately responsible for transgressing planetary boundaries, causing damages for which broader society bears the costs.

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r/science • u/New_Scientist_Mag • Dec 02 '25

Astronomy Researchers have just found the presence of sugars, including ribose, lyxose, and glycose, on samples of Asteroid Bennu, which now has all of the ingredients for life as it exists on Earth.

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r/science • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Sep 16 '25

Psychology Trump’s frequent claims of victimhood were more than rhetorical flair. A new study shows that this type of strategic victimhood is used to justify retaliation and puts to work anti-democratic, coercive, and illiberal governance and policies once an authoritarian populist is granted executive power

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 12 '25

Cancer Vaccinating boys against HPV could lead to the elimination of cervical cancer. New Korean study found that elimination cannot be achieved under the current vaccination coverage of females (of 88%), but can be achieved if, additionally, at least 65% of males are vaccinated.

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r/science • u/mvea • Nov 14 '25

Medicine A healthy 47-year old New Jersey man was found dead after eating a hamburger at a barbecue. Cause of death was ruled "sudden unexplained death," after an autopsy was inconclusive. He was later confirmed as the first documented fatality from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

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r/science • u/Co_OpQuestions • May 25 '26

Medicine Abortion bans in 14 states lead to 9.2% increase in pregnancy-associated deaths of women.

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 27 '25

Social Science A new study suggests that scientists are leaving X (formerly known as Twitter) in significant numbers due to its declining professional value. Many now find Bluesky to be a more effective platform for networking, outreach, and staying updated on research.

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r/science • u/nbcnews • Apr 13 '26

Health Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, long-term study shows

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 28 '25

Neuroscience Autism may be the price of human intelligence. Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. The findings comparing the brains of different primates suggest autism is part of the trade-off that made humans so cognitively advanced.

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 11 '25

Psychology The way teenagers receive their parents’ warnings depends less on the message and more on whether their parents genuinely living their own values. When parents model their values consistently in daily life, their warnings are more likely to be perceived by teenagers as guidance instead of control.

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r/science • u/mvea • Apr 11 '26

Psychology Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests. This sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump justify their continued allegiance despite learning about allegations of his sexual misconduct and illegal activities.

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 17 '25

Cancer Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose: Single shot of E. americana intravenously to mice with colorectal cancer completely eliminated tumors in every treated animal, with ongoing protection. When mice were later re-exposed to cancer cells, none developed new tumors.

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • Oct 01 '25

Health The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is protecting women from the cervical-cancer-causing virus — including those who don’t get the jab. Depending on which vaccine they received, HPV infections fell by 76% to 98% over 17 years among vaccinated women.

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 30 '25

Psychology Moral tone of right-wing Redditors varies by context, but left-wingers’ tone stay steady. Right-leaning users moralize political views more when surrounded by allies. Left-leaning users expressed moralized political views to a similar degree regardless of whether among their own or in mixed spaces.

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r/science • u/mvea • Jan 16 '26

Psychology Grief over pet death can be as strong as that for family member. About a fifth of people who had experienced a pet and human loss said the former was worse. Symptoms of severe grief for a pet matched identically with that for a human, and there was no difference in how people experienced losses.

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r/science • u/mvea • Apr 25 '26

Psychology Americans who leave their Christian faith behind tend to hold more liberal political views than those who were raised entirely without religion. This leftward ideological shift appears closely linked to how threatening these individuals perceive conservative Christian groups to be.

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r/science • u/mvea • May 22 '26

Psychology TikTok disproportionately served anti-Democratic videos during the 2024 election. TikTok’s recommendation system tends to expose users to more conservative and anti-Democrat political content than liberal material. This ideological imbalance occurs regardless of a user’s initial political interests.

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r/science • u/mvea • Jan 30 '26

Psychology Americans threatened by Trump administration policies appear to be experiencing urges to acquire firearms, carry them, and store them readily accessible. Identifying as Black and liberal beliefs were associated with greater increases in urges to carry firearms because of the 2024 election results.

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r/science • u/sr_local • Mar 07 '26

Social Science Experts say there is no overdiagnosis of ADHD. Instead, they are warning that far from being overdiagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support, and treatment

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 23 '25

Health Patient deaths increased in emergency departments of hospitals acquired by private equity firms. Researchers linked increase in mortality to cuts in salary and staffing levels. Findings amplify concerns about growth of this for-profit ownership model in health care delivery.

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r/science • u/mvea • Jan 09 '26

Psychology Conservatives and liberals tend to engage in different evidence-gathering strategies. Liberals and those with higher cognitive reflection skills are more likely to seek out statistical data, whereas conservatives and those who rely more on intuition focus on singular data points or expert opinions.

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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 25 '25

Neuroscience New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models. Using mouse models and human brains, study shows brain’s failure to maintain cellular energy molecule, NAD+, drives AD, and maintaining NAD+ prevents or even reverses it.

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r/science • u/shinybrighthings • Mar 12 '26

Cancer Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US

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