u/ObuPaul — reddlx

▲ 415 r/immortalists

A meta-analysis of over 321,000 people found severe blistering sunburns raise skin cancer odds by up to 69 percent. Childhood sunburns were especially damaging, tripling the risk in some cases.

sciencealert.com

u/ObuPaul — 3 days ago

▲ 641 r/HotScienceNews

Americans are exhausted, a new CDC report shows nearly a third of U.S. adults sleep less than the recommended seven hours a night, and fewer than half wake up feeling well rested. Researchers say chronic short sleep quietly raises long term risk for heart disease, diabetes, and dementia.

techfixated.com

u/ObuPaul — 3 days ago

▲ 321 r/Antipsychiatry+2 crossposts

A study finds people on SSRI antidepressants for under two years report more general and sexual boredom than non users, even after accounting for depression severity. The effect fades in long term users and may explain early treatment dropout.

psypost.org

u/HealingSteps — 1 day ago

▲ 383 r/immortalists

Researchers transplanted gut bacteria from Alzheimer's patients into rats and found the animals developed memory problems and fewer new brain cells. It is the first evidence that Alzheimer's effects can transfer through gut microbiota alone.

futura-sciences.com

u/ObuPaul — 5 days ago

▲ 1.7k r/HotScienceNews+1 crossposts

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets. The result is that the first generation is less cognitively capable than their parents

techfixated.com

u/ObuPaul — 5 days ago

▲ 769 r/HotScienceNews

A 16 year cancer survivor says chronic fatigue, hearing loss, and other side effects never fully disappeared even after her cancer was declared cured. Her essay shows survivorship often means managing lifelong symptoms, not returning to life as it was before diagnosis.

curetoday.com

u/ObuPaul — 6 days ago

▲ 2.5k r/HotScienceNews+1 crossposts

New U.S. Poll: Almost 9 Out of 10 Adults Don’t Know Risks of Eating Hot Dogs. Meanwhile the World Health Organization has classified processed meat as a cancer causing carcinogen since 2015.

techfixated.com

u/ObuPaul — 7 days ago

▲ 18 r/immortalists

Losing just one copy of the heart gene TBX5 causes a cell's entire 3D DNA structure to collapse, not just individual gene activity. Researchers say this genome misfolding may explain congenital heart disease and could be a hidden cause behind many other birth defects.

sciencedaily.com

u/ObuPaul — 7 days ago

▲ 67 r/HotScienceNews

Scientists find that a rare group of "activated dendritic cells" is essential for keeping cancer-fighting T cells switched on inside tumors. Boosting these cells could help more patients respond to immunotherapy, including those whose cancers currently resist treatment.

scitechdaily.com

u/ObuPaul — 7 days ago

▲ 818 r/HotScienceNews+1 crossposts

A 60,000 year old Neanderthal molar from Siberia shows deliberate drilling into a painful cavity, the oldest known evidence of intentional dental treatment. The patient survived, suggesting real understanding of the problem and how to treat it.

techfixated.com

u/ObuPaul — 8 days ago

▲ 87 r/immortalists

Researchers found a never before seen amyloid fold in a rare, fatal genetic form of Alzheimer's that causes brain hemorrhages by the late 50s. The unique shape helps the protein latch onto blood vessels, explaining the severe vascular damage.

sciencealert.com

u/ObuPaul — 8 days ago

▲ 483 r/HotScienceNews

A study of 67,000 people found men's sexual desire actually peaks in their late 30s to early 40s, not youth, with men in their 60s matching men in their 20s. The pattern breaks from testosterone's decline curve entirely.

tech-paper.com

u/ObuPaul — 9 days ago

▲ 66 r/immortalists

Research links extreme heat and cold to reduced physical activity, with one study tying days above 86 degrees to a small daily BMI increase from less movement and more comfort eating. Fitness tracker data confirms adults move less on both extremes.

psypost.org

u/ObuPaul — 9 days ago

▲ 1.2k r/HotScienceNews+1 crossposts

Colorectal cancer became the leading cause of cancer death in Americans under 50 in 2023, seven years earlier than researchers had projected. It jumped from fifth place in 1990 while every other top cancer killer in that age group saw deaths decline over the same period.

techfixated.com

u/ObuPaul — 9 days ago

▲ 191 r/HotScienceNews

A trial found an unrestricted low fat vegan diet cut food energy density by 30 percent, so participants ate as much food by weight but took in 357 fewer calories daily. Researchers say the weight loss came from food composition, not portion control.

medicalxpress.com

u/ObuPaul — 11 days ago

▲ 129 r/HotScienceNews

A Swedish study of 204 fatal crashes found 44 percent of e-scooter riders killed were legally intoxicated, more than double the national rate for all road fatalities. None of the fatally injured e-scooter riders were wearing a helmet.

techfixated.com

u/ObuPaul — 13 days ago

▲ 73 r/HotScienceNews

Topic: Research links extreme heat and cold to reduced physical activity, with one study tying days above 86 degrees to a small daily BMI increase from less movement and more comfort eating. Fitness tracker data confirms adults move less on both extremes.

sciencing.com

u/ObuPaul — 14 days ago

▲ 174 r/immortalists

A stage 1 lung cancer patient shares her recovery after robotic minimally invasive surgery, part of a shift in thoracic surgery that has cut hospital stays to one overnight and returns most patients to normal activity within two weeks.

curetoday.com

u/ObuPaul — 15 days ago

▲ 1.9k r/Positive_News+3 crossposts

A German patient with three simultaneous autoimmune diseases went from bedridden and requiring daily blood transfusions to fully symptom free within months of a single CAR T-cell infusion. It marks the first documented case of one treatment resolving three separate autoimmune conditions at once.

techfixated.com

u/GeneralMinute8462 — 14 days ago

▲ 80 r/HotScienceNews

A study of 708,000 children using sibling comparisons found no link between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism or ADHD, contradicting years of earlier research that failed to account for genetic and family health factors

tech-paper.com

u/ObuPaul — 15 days ago