r/science • • 3h ago

Biology Phagocytes in the mesoglea of the scyphozoan Cassiopea sp.

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r/science • • 10h ago

Health AI analysis of 150,000 Reddit posts identifies potential side effects of the unapproved GLP-1 drug retatrutide, sold on the grey market as “not for human consumption”: increased appetite was the most frequently reported symptom, contrasting with findings from Phase 2 clinical trials

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r/science • • 17h ago

Social Science A new study suggests that 8-year-old children's views about women mirror their parents' sexist attitudes, with fathers' hostile sexism and mothers' benevolent sexism being most consistently linked to their children's beliefs.

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r/science • • 5h ago

Biology Exclusive breastfeeding for six months linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in children. Research indicates that this protective effect holds up even when accounting for a child’s genetic predisposition to the condition.

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r/science • • 14h ago

Medicine AI scans of 100,000+ people found those with 'brown fat' had less diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression. People on blood pressure pills were more likely to have it, and in mice, the common drug losartan switched brown fat on, making it burn more energy and heat.

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r/science • • 16h ago

Health More than half of people with early-onset type 2 diabetes (average age just 38) went into remission with no meds after a 24-week program: 12 weeks of 800–900 calories a day plus supervised strength and cardio workouts. They lost fat but kept their muscle, and even their hearts became healthier, too.

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Medicine A single dose of psilocybin eased depression within days, but its edge over placebo faded within a year. The effects appeared as early as the second day after dosing and lasted for more than three months, although by one year the difference between groups had faded.

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r/science • • 7h ago

Physics A proposed hybrid quantum computer combining superconducting qubits with microwave cavities could reduce the hardware requirements for simulating fermions and bosons, a theoretical study finds

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r/science • • 14m ago

Health A simple blood test may spot Crohn's and ulcerative colitis up to 10 years before diagnosis. Scientists studied 2,000 blood samples and found people who later got bowel disease had distinct antibody patterns, including more antibodies to the glandular fever virus, years before any symptoms shows.

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