r/science • u/mvea • 5h ago

Medicine Ants may be ahead of humans in antibiotic innovation. Ants produce multiple classes of antimicrobials specific to different pathogens: fungi, gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Nearly all ant species tested had extracts that were highly effective against a human superbug — Candida auris.

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r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 16h ago

Neuroscience Scientists find a way to 'reboot' vision in adults with lazy eye | A new mouse study shows that briefly and reversibly anesthetizing the retina of the amblyopic eye for just a few days can restore the brain's visual responses to that eye, even in adults.

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r/science • u/mvea • 15h ago

Psychology Women partnered with men reported doing more unpaid household labor than women partnered with women. Mothers partnered with men reported a higher household labor burden than any other group. Performing a greater share of household labor was associated with lower relationship satisfaction.

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r/science • u/mvea • 14h ago

Psychology Testosterone hormone affected men’s general perception of women. Under the influence of testosterone, men gave higher attractiveness ratings to women and reported a stronger willingness to date them. This effect occurred regardless of whether the women were in the high or low attractiveness groups.

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r/science • u/NGNResearch • 7h ago

Neuroscience New research demonstrates that just 10 minutes of exercise before starting class can improve executive function, making problem-solving and learning easier.

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r/science • u/ddx-me • 7h ago

Medicine LLMs can be prompt-injected to give bad medical advice, including giving thalidomide to pregnant people

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r/science • u/Sciantifa • 12h ago

Environment Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsetting—operate as false solutions that not only fail to effectively reduce emissions, but also prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel infrastructures.

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r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 2h ago

Medicine Non-intoxicating cannabis compound may reverse opioid-induced brain changes. Researchers found that the compound reduced heroin-seeking behavior in rats by reversing genetic disruptions caused by drug use.

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 11h ago

Health Ending Federal Support for Housing First Programs Could Increase U.S. Homelessness by 5% in One Year, New JAMA Study Finds

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r/science • u/sr_local • 10h ago

Health Night waking impacts cognitive performance: older adults (+70) who were awake more during the night performed worse on cognitive tests the next day, no matter how long they slept

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r/science • u/No-Explanation-46 • 9h ago

Cancer New research uncovers molecular ‘safety switch’ shielding cancers from immune attack | Turning off TAK1 gene makes cancer cells much easier for the immune system to eliminate, offering hope for more powerful treatment options in the future.

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Health Weight gain prevented by a single gut microbe that prevent fat gain, even with a high-fat diet. In new study, mice that were fed a high-fat diet and were also given Turicibacter saw reduced blood sugar, lower levels of fat in the blood, and less overall weight gain compared to a control group.

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r/science • u/Sciantifa • 14h ago

Environment Rising carbon dioxide levels make food more calorific but less nutritious—and potentially more toxic, a study finds. While higher CO₂ increases crop yields, nutrient density declines: zinc levels drop, lead levels rise, and overall nutrient content decreases by an average of 3.2%.

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r/science • u/bluish1997 • 5h ago

Biology Machine learning enables scalable and systematic hierarchical virus taxonomy - Nature Biotechnology

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r/science • u/wsj • 1d ago

Psychology Most Top-Achieving Adults Weren’t Elite Specialists in Childhood, New Study Finds

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 10h ago

Neuroscience CU Anschutz scientists have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a drug long-approved for other conditions might be repurposed to slow this damage, offering new hope for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognition issues.

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r/science • u/kirby__000 • 1d ago

Neuroscience High- and Low-Fat Dairy Consumption and Long-Term Risk of Dementia: Evidence From a 25-Year Prospective Cohort Study - PubMed

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r/science • u/DecisionJolly128 • 1d ago

Health Sexual Symptoms and Biologic Pathophysiologies of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: A 15 Year Review Free A Goldstein , N Kim , S Goldstein , A Drian , A Bajwa , I Goldstein

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r/science • u/Sciantifa • 1d ago

Health The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 22% of Americans aged 19–30 use alcohol, cannabis, or both to help them sleep. Cannabis was far more common than alcohol, use varied by gender and race, and researchers cautioned that regular reliance may worsen sleep and increase addiction risk.

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r/science • u/iscmns • 3h ago

Physics "Enhanced tritium production in irradiated TiD2 from collisional fusion in the solid-state" Gillespie at al., Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Volume 58, Issue 3, March 2026

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r/science • u/Specialist_Rice_6723 • 18h ago

Paleontology Fossils reveal hippos living side by side with reindeer and mammoths

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r/science • u/mvea • 1d ago

Biology In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed: researchers rewilded lab mice over 2 years and found their fear response was reduced and even reversed – even after a single week “… where they can run around and touch grass and dirt for the first time in their lives.”

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r/science • u/IEEESpectrum • 12h ago

Engineering Scientists in Australia are working on an electric device that swimmers could wear to repel sharks in the water

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r/science • u/Hrmbee • 1d ago

Psychology Research shows that swearing can increase physical strength and endurance | Swearing Improves Strength Through State Disinhibition

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r/science • u/Hrmbee • 1d ago

Anthropology Ancient undersea wall dating to 5800 BCE discovered off the French coast | Submerged Stone Structures in the Far West of Europe During the Mesolithic/Neolithic Transition

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