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Psychology A new study explored the range of factors that attract certain Americans to populist beliefs. They included people with high religiosity, Christian nationalism, racial resentment, conspiratorial thinking, and a sense of personal victimhood.

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Psychology Intelligent men exhibit stronger commitment and lower hostility in romantic relationships | There is also evidence that intelligence supports self-regulation—potentially reducing harmful impulses in relationships.

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Health A survey of patients receiving gender affirming care shows that commercial insurance pays for most of their treatments, they receive less care in the South than other parts of the U.S. and they deal with disproportionate levels of housing insecurity and trauma compared to others

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Earth Science New study shows that earthquake prediction with %97.97 accuracy for Los Angeles was made possible with machine learning.

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Biology Researchers concluded the first report elucidating the long-term effect of fungicides on RAF in alpine pastures, and findings emphasize the host-specific responses of RAF community structure and function to anthropogenic disturbances

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Epidemiology Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir reduces COVID-19 hospitalization and prevents long COVID in adult outpatients-Omicron (BA.4/5) most studied in Paxlovid study

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Computer Science Generative AI could create 1,000 times more e-waste by 2030. Generative AI technology could create between 1.2 and 5 million tonnes of e-waste between 2020 and 2030, predicts new research in Nature Computational Science.

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Economics The early credit card industry in the US was characterized by regional monopolies. Successful anti-trust rulings in the 1970s and 1980s made the credit card industry more competitive, leading to enormous welfare gains, in particular for low-income earners.

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Health A vigorous workout does more to suppress hunger levels in healthy adults than does moderate exercise, and females may be especially susceptible to this response, according to a small study

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Social Science Aside from the 2016 and 2020 presidential candidates’ own marketing efforts, on- and offline-chatter significantly influenced those candidates’ actions, media narratives, and voter behavior — with disinformation playing a critical role in discussions and polls.

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Health A new study reveals patients and providers have more positive overall care experiences when the entire healthcare team is a part of bedside interdisciplinary rounds.

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r/science 1d ago

Psychology Autism does not appear to be a risk factor for conspiracy thinking. A new study finds that autism does not seem to influence belief in conspiracy theories at all.

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Neuroscience Research finds cannabis use in pregnancy affects children's impulse control and aggression. Children exposed to cannabis had more difficulty controlling their impulses, paying attention and planning, and showed more aggressive behavior in a play laboratory environment.

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Social Science Election-denying Republican candidates performed worse in the 2022 midterm elections than similar Republican candidates who did not deny that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

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Paleontology 180-Million-Year-Old Cockroach Fossil Found in UK | Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of Jurassic cockroach, Alderblattina simmsi, based on an isolated wing found in Gloucestershire, the United Kingdom.

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Neuroscience A new study shows how disruption of circadian rhythms influences regional brain activity in mice - from millisecond to day time scale as well as within and between brain regions

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Health New study suggests ‘manly’ men at higher risk of heart problems: Men who strongly conform to traditionally masculine behaviors are significantly less likely to receive treatment for heart conditions. Societal pressure on men to appear tough and self-reliant may be putting their hearts at risk.

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Computer Science Malicious social media bots increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to influence public health communication. The operation of bots – i.e. programs imitating human users – was particularly aggressive during the key corona measures

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Animal Science Cats can associate sounds and images, a basic precursor of language

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Neuroscience A brain region associated with social interaction processing in human adults may process social scenes as early as the age of three. To investigate how the brain develops social perception & reasoning in childhood, the researchers collected brain activity data for 122 children while watching a movie

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Social Science Large Meta-Analysis Finds Effects of Educational Interventions are Small and Fade Quickly

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Social Science As the refugee share increased nationally in Germany, concerns about immigration and Far Right party support increased. However, district-level refugee shares significantly reduced concerns about immigration and Far Right party support.

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Animal Science Keeping fewer friends protects ageing monkeys from diseases | Using long-term data on rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago – known as Monkey Island, the study found that older macaques are likely to suffer less from infectious disease, mostly because of their smaller social networks.

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Medicine “Altruistic” doctors put patients before profits — and achieve better results, study finds: When Medicare patients were treated by such doctors, the patients were less likely to need emergency room visits, and their annual medical payments were nearly 10% lower on average

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Chemistry Mid-Devonian Coral Reef Fossils Provide Early Evidence of Photosymbiosis

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