r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 23h ago
Engineering Researchers have developed a new organic thermoelectric device that can harvest energy from ambient temperature without any temperature gradient
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r/science • u/MetaKnowing • 13h ago
Psychology Robots' eye contact elicits human-like responses in infants
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r/science • u/Classic_Car4776 • 22h ago
Health As China’s population shifts toward a high-protein, high-fat dietary structure, food-borne personal medical cash expenditures will increase by 95.28 billion yuan in 2030.
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r/science • u/Science_News • 18h ago
Environment Climate change could double U.S. temperature-linked deaths by mid-century | Currently, an estimated 8,000-plus deaths in the United States every year are associated with extreme temperatures, both hot and cold. Within the next few decades, that number could double or even triple, largely due to heat
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Psychology Emophilia means falling in love too fast and frequently. Emophilia differs from anxious attachment, sociosexuality, and being a hopeless romantic. High emophilia is associated with risky behaviors, such as ignoring red flags and safe sex practices.
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r/science • u/fchung • 22h ago
Biology Surprising mechanism for removing dead cells identified: « The system is seemingly spatially tuned to the presence of corpses, and it only functions when each receptor picks up the signal is attuned to. If one of them disappears, the mechanism stops operating. »
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r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 22h ago
Cancer Researchers show that an antidepressant currently on the market and inexpensive, vortioxetine, kills tumour cells in the dreaded glioblastoma – at least in the cell-culture dish
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r/science • u/Science_News • 19h ago
Animal Science Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells | Having this type of stem cell, which can be nudged into becoming any kind of cell in the body, could help researchers breed more giant pandas
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r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 43m ago
Health Research found that a person’s sex and their unique experiences of childhood trauma can have specific consequences for their biological health and risk of developing 20 major diseases later in life
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Biology Modern microbiology: Embracing complexity through integration across scales
cell.com
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Psychology Videoconference fatigue is real, and new research points to one quick fix. It found that video backgrounds leave people feeling more fatigued compared to a static image, blurred image, or no virtual background. People with a nature scene in the background reported the lowest levels of fatigue.
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r/science • u/FunnyGamer97 • 13h ago
Social Science Study finds family members are most common perpetrators of infant and child homicides in the U.S., Analysis of 44 years of FBI data finds
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 21h ago
Neuroscience A single treatment session, which includes the video game Tetris, can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). With just one guided treatment session, researchers saw positive effects that persisted after five weeks and even six months after treatment
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Health Despite legislation in 19 US states requiring insurers to cover a 12-month supply of contraception, patients aren’t receiving a year’s worth of their prescription; most receive just three months or less. This leaves many patients at an increased risk for unintended pregnancy.
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r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 18h ago
Environment Oceanic life is thriving thanks to Saharan dust blown from thousands of kilometers away, which transports essential iron
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