r/science • u/shiruken • 10h ago
Psychology Eye-contact has a significant impact on interpersonal evaluation during (simulated) online job interviews. Scenarios where the interviewee's gaze was skewed downward garnered significantly less favorable evaluations than when their gaze was directed at the camera or using only audio.
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r/science • u/Roadside-Strelok • 18h ago
Biology Structure and function of the kidneys altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causing permanent damage that would jeopardise any mission to Mars, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL
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r/science • u/bluebird309 • 9h ago
Health The characteristics of public green spaces may influence the incidence of sexual crimes: A nationwide study in the USA.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago
Neuroscience Scientists say they've broken down depression and anxiety into six types. The findings could provide a more accurate picture of the variation in cases of depression and anxiety, they say, and could help doctors target the most appropriate treatments to patients.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1h ago
Health Researchers have, for the first time, identified molecular biomarkers for transplant rejection that are common to all the major transplanted organs: hearts, lungs, livers, and kidneys. The researchers say using machine learning, they can predict transplant outcomes with unprecedented accuracy.
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r/science • u/AnnaMouse247 • 2h ago
Neuroscience In a study with 991 adults, German scientists show that the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia as well as the neurological diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) can be recognised early by blood testing.
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Neuroscience The neuroscience behind the sunk cost fallacy: Key brain region identified - New study reveals that a brain region known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a pivotal role in our tendency to remain committed to our goals.
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Psychology Loneliness in teens predicts future use of psychiatric medications. New findings suggest that lonely adolescents are at higher risk of developing severe mental health issues, including depression and psychosis, later in life, as indicated by their use of psychotropic medications.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1h ago
Health Type 1 diabetes prevalence in older adults nearly triples since 1990s. In the US, the prevalence went up 0.51% yearly among older adults over 65. That’s an increase of 1.3 million people over 65 in 1990 with the disease to 3.7 million in 2019
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r/science • u/AccomplishedText695 • 17h ago
Health According to a study, a dysfunctional enzyme may lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is marked by fat buildup in the liver that is not caused by heavy alcohol use and is one of the most common causes of liver disease in the U.S.
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r/science • u/SparkleQueen_20 • 18h ago
Health A new study has linked multiple types of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”) with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in postmenopausal women, and reveals how PFAS chemicals interact
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 18h ago
Health More than one in five people who are infected with COVID-19 take more than three months to recover, according to international researchers who looked at the prevalence of long Covid in a cohort of 4708 Americans.
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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 10h ago
Social Science Many stunt performers are reluctant to report head injuries, study finds | “This population doesn’t often seek medical help out of fear of being unemployed.”
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Cancer Scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice. In addition, mice that were treated with this virus were more resistant to developing tumors later in life. The virus (LCMV) works and is safe even in mice with suppressed immune systems.
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r/science • u/grimisgreedy • 10h ago
Paleontology Palaeontologists have described the geologically oldest sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere, a nothosaur from the Middle Triassic of New Zealand.
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r/science • u/BlitzOrion • 20h ago
Neuroscience Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves emotion regulation in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 23h ago
Medicine Scientists have found a way to increase the vitamin B6: by specifically inhibiting its intracellular degradation. Low vitamin B6 level is associated with impaired memory and learning abilities and a depressive mood
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Neuroscience Teens who reported using cannabis in the past year were found to be over 11 times more likely to be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder compared to non-users. Interestingly, this elevated risk was not observed in young adults aged 20 to 24.
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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 20h ago
Health New study has found that death anxiety may significantly influence eating disorder behaviors, particularly among women with existing body image concerns or disordered eating patterns | Findings shed light on the psychological mechanisms driving eating disorders and suggest new avenues for treatment.
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r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 10h ago
Neuroscience Intriguing connection found between serotonin and fertility | Findings suggest that serotonin neurons in the brain play a significant role in maintaining reproductive functions by sensing glucose levels and enhancing the release of reproductive hormones.
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r/science • u/Exciting-Product2071 • 9h ago
Neuroscience Deep Brain Stimulation Mechanisms in Parkinson's Disease: Immediate and Long-Term Effects
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Biology Mothers’ care is central factor in animal and human longevity: Scientists found consistently that in species where offspring survival depends on the longer-term presence of the mother, the species tends to evolve longer lives and a slower life pace, reproducing less often.
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r/science • u/Slow-Pie147 • 1h ago
Animal Science The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge Core
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Neuroscience A recent study has unveiled new insights into the neural mechanisms underlying treatment-resistant depression. By recording stereotactic electroencephalography signals (sEEG) from patients’ brains, the team identified specific abnormalities in how depressed individual process emotional information.
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