People prefer meat alternatives if they are significantly cheaper than real meat, study shows
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319016121
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Scientists discover that even mild COVID-19 can alter brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially increasing dementia risk—raising urgent public health concerns.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260553/covid-19-linked-increase-biomarkers-abnormal-brain/
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New study finds no association between mobile phones (radio wave exposure) and various cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid and oral cavity cancers. This adds to evidence published last year that found no link between mobile phones and brain and other head cancers.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/study-finds-no-association-between-mobile-phones-and-various-cancers
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Rising temperatures linked to increased risk of depression, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/rising-temperatures-linked-to-increased-risk-of-depression-study-finds/
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Standardized autism screening flags nearly 5 times more toddlers, often with milder symptoms. However, only 53% of families with children flagged via this screening tool pursued a free autism evaluation. Parents may not recognize the benefits of early diagnosis, highlighting a need for education.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/along-the-care-path/202501/what-happens-when-an-autism-screening-flags-more-mild-cases
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A new study predicts significant changes in the microbiomes of glacier-fed streams due to climate change. With glaciers shrinking, these ecosystems will likely see increased algal biomass and microbial diversity, enhancing overall stream health but possibly disrupting existing species dynamics.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56426-4
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Fungus-infected zombie spiders discovered in Northern Ireland
https://www.popsci.com/environment/zombie-spider-fungus/
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Oral contraceptive pill reduced risk of ovarian cancer by 26% among women who had ever used the Pill, and 43% for women who used the Pill after age 45. Women who had given birth to 2 or more children had 39% reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to those who had not had children.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/could-the-contraceptive-pill-reduce-risk-of-ovarian-cancer
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People who use psychedelic substances may experience less anxiety about death. This reduced fear is not directly caused by the drugs, but by experiences of transcending death. These experiences involve a sense of continuity beyond physical death, either through spiritual beliefs or a lasting legacy.
https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-use-linked-to-lower-fear-of-death-through-enhanced-transcendence-beliefs/
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Neuroimaging study links anhedonia to altered brain connectivity. Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure or enjoyment from activities that were once found enjoyable, such as hobbies, social interactions, or food
https://www.psypost.org/neuroimaging-study-links-anhedonia-to-altered-brain-connectivity/
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Climate change reshuffles species like a deck of cards. Rising temperatures caused by climate change have a profound and dual impact: they destabilize animal populations and speed up these changes as temperatures rise more rapidly.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/01/biodiversity-turnover.html
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Gamers with lower social skills are more likely to make impulsive in-game purchases. While competitiveness alone does not directly lead to impulsive purchases, the desire for popularity acts as a key motivator, and the effect is especially strong for players with lower social competence.
https://www.psypost.org/gamers-with-lower-social-skills-are-more-likely-to-make-impulsive-in-game-purchases/
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A new study finds that global water shortages will worsen as temperatures rise. Under 3°C warming, water gaps could grow by nearly 15%, worsening scarcity.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56517-2
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American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) as wetland ecosystem carbon stock regulators. Study finds alligators may enhance soil carbon sequestration within coastal wetlands.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-87369-x
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Scientists Just Created a Full Synthetic Yeast Genome for the First Time
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-achieved-a-major-milestone-in-creating-synthetic-life?utm_source=reddit_post
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Quantum Experiment Reveals Light Existing in Dozens of Dimensions : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-experiment-reveals-light-exists-in-dozens-of-dimensions
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A study of postmortem brains shows an increase in the abundance of microplastics and nanoplastics in brain tissue.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/plastic-human-brains-microplastics
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Electricity prices across Europe to stabilise if 2030 targets for renewable energy are met. Wholesale prices of electricity could fall by over a quarter on average across all countries in the study by decade’s end if they stick to current national renewables targets.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electricity-prices-across-europe-to-stabilise-if-2030-targets-for-renewable-energy-are-met-study
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Scientists identify that adults with ADHD have a significantly lower life expectancy than their neurotypical peers | Researchers found that men with diagnosed ADHD had 4.5 to nine years shaved off their life expectancy and women having their lives cut short by an estimated 6.5 to 11 years.
https://newatlas.com/adhd-autism/adhd-life-expectancy/
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Simulations of millimeter wave exposure on the human eye show that electromagnetic fields are concentrated near eyelashes and eyelids. Eyelashes have little effect on temperature changes, but the eyelid absorbs more radiation at higher frequencies.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bem.22526
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Mothers of twins face twice as higher risk of heart disease in the year after birth | People with twins with normal blood pressure twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease, while those with high blood pressure during pregnancy, the risk is eight times higher
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072087
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A Cell study on pediatric cancer reveals how age and tumor type shape immune responses. T cell activity and inflammation correlate with mutation rates. Findings aim to advance precision immunotherapy, improving treatment for children with cancer.
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)01427-2
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Climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in highly exposed Los Angeles area - Combining models and observations, we find that human-induced warming from burning fossil fuels made the peak January FWI more intense, with an estimated 6% increase in intensity, and 35% more probable
https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/WWA-scientific-report-LA-wildfires.pdf
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Study found that there was a substantial amount of disagreement about what constituted racism within each racial group in US.The level of disagreement within each racial group was just as high as the disagreement across all participants combined.
https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/xge0001673
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"Injectable bone" gel may be a radically better treatment for osteoporosis | Osteoporosis is typically treated with orally administered drugs, which may take up to a year to have a noticeable effect. A new injectable hydrogel, is claimed to drastically boost bone density in as little as two weeks.
https://newatlas.com/disease/injectable-hydrogel-bone-density-osteoporosis/
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Groundwater in the Arctic is Delivering More Carbon into the Ocean Than Was Previously Known. The groundwater is liberating an estimated 230 tons of organic carbon per day along the almost 2,000-kilometer coastline of the Beaufort Sea in summer.
https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/01/groundwater-in-the-arctic-is-delivering-more-carbon-into-the-ocean-than-was-previously-known/
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‘Female narcissism often misdiagnosed’: Diagnostic protocols like DSM-5 are skewed towards men, focusing on grandiose narcissism, with female narcissism misdiagnosed as borderline PD. European ICD-11 is more likely to capture female narcissists as it includes vulnerable traits, finds new study.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/02/female-narcissism-is-often-misdiagnosed-how-science-is-finding-women-can-have-a-dark-streak-too
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Does drinking alcohol really take away the blues, It's not what you think | New study finds that heavy drinkers with depression experience the same buzz as those without depression, countering long-held belief that the pleasure people get from drinking decreases with addiction.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072112
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Study confirms the benefits of commuting by bicycle in particular in reducing sickness absences | Associations Between Active Commuting and Sickness Absence in Finnish Public Sector Cohort of 28,485 Employees
https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/70828168/study-confirms-the-benefits-of-commuting-by-bicycle-in-particular-in-reducing-sickness-absences?lang=en
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US FDA approves suzetrigine, the first non-opioid painkiller in decades, that delivers opioid-level pain suppression without the risks of addiction, sedation or overdose. A new study outlines its pharmacology and mechanism of action.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00274-1
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