u/mvea — reddlx

▲ 439 r/Futurology

Humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due to malicious use of AI or nuclear conflict. They top a list of 17 major threats to human health over the next 75 years, which also includes cuts to aid spending by wealthy countries, the climate crisis and childhood malnutrition.

theguardian.com

u/mvea — 4 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 18.1k r/WomenInNews+1 crossposts

Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found published in PLOS One.

theguardian.com

u/ilir_kycb — 9 days ago

▲ 822 r/science

Americans who think it's best for men to earn the money while women stay home are more likely to support tariffs, a study of 16 years of US election data finds. This link between support for traditional gender roles and opposition to free trade goes back to at least 2008, before Trump-era politics.

cambridge.org

u/mvea — 10 days ago

▲ 1.7k r/psychology+1 crossposts

One small 2006 trial of just 40 kids in Iran may have tipped the scales in favour of prescribing Prozac for childhood depression. When researchers removed its suspicious data from major medical reviews, Prozac's huge advantage over placebo vanished, and the team say guidelines now need a fresh look.

nature.com

u/mvea — 10 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 31.9k r/JoeRogan+2 crossposts

Study of 2.5 million children finds no link between MMR vaccine and autism.

psypost.org

u/TheSweetestKill — 10 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 7.9k r/ChangeTheGovernment+1 crossposts

Vaccines not only directly protect vaccinated individuals but also contribute to protecting the entire population via indirect herd-immunity benefits. Half of averted COVID-19 infections and 1/4 of hospitalizations and deaths were attributable to indirect protection of unvaccinated by vaccinated.

royalsocietypublishing.org

u/JollyGreenJarju — 11 days ago

▲ 155 r/science

New review: Ozempic-like drugs may cut heavy drinking for some, but drinking less is not the same as craving less. Trials show fewer binge days and smaller pours. Effect on alcohol cravings is promising yet mixed. For now, clearest signal is that semaglutide may help some people drink less heavily.

sciencealert.com

u/mvea — 14 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 11.6k r/science

MIT used AI to develop new recipe for mRNA vaccines so they no longer need freezers and can sit at room temp for a full year or survive about 100F heat for two months which could finally let these vaccines reach poor countries without cold storage and even work as easy skin patches instead of shots.

news.mit.edu

u/mvea — 15 days ago

▲ 88 r/psychology

Removing Confederate monuments did not measurably change racial bias, study finds. While these monuments are deeply tied to historical inequalities, simply being exposed to them does not directly alter subconscious or conscious racial attitudes.

psypost.org

u/mvea — 15 days ago

▲ 445 r/happiness+1 crossposts

A single dose of MDMA can prevent the increase in alcohol consumption that often follows a traumatic event, particularly in subjects genetically predisposed to drink heavily. The findings in rats indicate that the drug alters the way fear is expressed in the moment.

psypost.org

u/mvea — 14 days ago

▲ 2.7k r/science

Study of 371,000 Americans: eating whole fruit linked to better heart health, 100% juice is not. More whole fruit meant lower high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and heart attacks. Juice showed no clear benefit. Fiber lost in juicing may explain it. Most still eat too little fruit.

sciencealert.com

u/mvea — 15 days ago

▲ 87 r/psychology

The Trump administration's DOGE cuts were systematically concentrated in counties that provided weaker electoral support for Trump. Whereas past administrations might provide benefits to electorally valuable constituencies, Trump is a unique case of punishing electorally oppositional constituencies.

cambridge.org

u/mvea — 15 days ago

▲ 57 r/psychology

Tylenol during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD, major review finds. It included data from seven meta-analyses that involved more than 3 million participants.

cidrap.umn.edu

u/mvea — 15 days ago

▲ 36 r/psychology

Over the course of Trump’s first presidential term, American public opinion shifted in a more liberal direction, driven primarily by left-leaning and independent voters changing their minds on specific issues. At the same time, emotional animosity between the two major political parties intensified.

psypost.org

u/mvea — 15 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 7.5k r/psychology+1 crossposts

A 1967 LSD safety pamphlet still holds up as psychedelics boom. Nearly 600 users backed 18 of 19 old tips: stay with trusted people, skip public outings, know the trip ends, and anxiety is not a problem. Mixed only on avoiding mirrors. 60-year-old harm-reduction advice still fits new users now.

publichealth.buffalo.edu

u/mvea — 15 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 22.1k r/psychology+1 crossposts

Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify her carbon footprint. When confronted with news about the excessive pollution generated by her private jet, highly identified fans tend to rationalize the behavior, with a decrease in their personal intentions to engage in climate-friendly actions.

psypost.org

u/mvea — 16 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 22.1k r/COVID19_Pandemic+1 crossposts

As Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new study predicts that such a policy change could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States in nearly 500 years, with striking 650% increase in cases just between 2024 and 2025.

cmns.umd.edu

u/Buenavista2970 — 11 days ago

🔥 Hot ▲ 17.7k r/MichaelLevinBiology+1 crossposts

Doctors noticed brain injuries can speed bone healing. Scientists flipped it: squeezing a shinbone after brain injury helped mice and pigs survive more, move better and remember more. Pressure-sensing bone cells released protective signals into the blood that reduced brain damage.

sciencealert.com

u/Visible_Iron_5612 — 18 days ago

▲ 2.7k r/Stuff+1 crossposts

The neuroscience of pity: how attractiveness and morality shape empathy. Attractiveness provided a buffer against negative moral judgments, as people reported higher empathy for attractive criminals than for less attractive ones.

psypost.org

u/Dances_With_Seagulls — 17 days ago

▲ 1.1k r/Biohacking+1 crossposts

The reduced risk of heart disease seen in people who are overweight or have obesity taking the weight loss drug semaglutide may not be due to a drop in weight alone. Results suggest that semaglutide should be considered as a cardiovascular disease reduction drug and not just as a weight loss drug.

ed.ac.uk

u/HectorJ — 21 days ago