Education levels impact on belief in scientific misinformation and mistrust of COVID-19 preventive measures. People with a university degree were less likely to believe in COVID-19 misinformation and more likely to trust preventive measures than those without a degree. port.ac.uk Submitted by Wagamaga t3_115cu05 on February 18, 2023 at 10:56 AM in science No comments 2
Getting COVID Boosts Odds for Diabetes in Unvaccinated. Among nearly 24,000 COVID patients in the study, there was a 58% increase in risk of diabetes afterwards. But vaccination erased any post-infection risk, further suggesting that COVID infection is the culprit cedars-sinai.org Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1134349 on February 15, 2023 at 5:54 PM in science No comments 2
How to make hydrogen straight from seawater – no desalination required. The new method from researchers splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen – skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions. rmit.edu.au Submitted by Wagamaga t3_112w3jy on February 15, 2023 at 11:41 AM in science No comments 5
Researchers have studied more than six million genetic variants in 38,691 people with ADHD and 186,843 people without ADHD. By this means it has been possible to identify 27 genetic risk variants for the common neurodevelopmental disorder. biomed.au.dk Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10y1y5u on February 9, 2023 at 6:23 PM in science No comments 4
Toddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech. The subset of toddlers who fixated on motherese less than 30 percent of the time could be accurately identified as having ASD through this measurement alone. These children also showed lower scores on subsequent tests of language and social skills. today.ucsd.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10xx3sp on February 9, 2023 at 3:10 PM in science No comments 3
An estimated 622 extra deaths occurred among U.S. doctors aged 45 and over from the pandemic's onset in March 2020 through December 2021. Excess deaths to physicians didn't subside until April 2021, soon after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines jamanetwork.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10w23kt on February 7, 2023 at 1:41 PM in science No comments 4
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis. More than 80% of participants reported seeing pro-cannabis messages. These posts talked about being high or claimed marijuana was harmless. The pro-cannabis messages most often encountered were from celebrities or in song lyrics. tandfonline.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10uoqpi on February 5, 2023 at 9:55 PM in science No comments 3
Researchers believe rising sea temperatures are to blame for the plummeting number of invertebrates such as molluscs and sea urchins at Rottnest Island off Western Australia, with some species having declined by up to 90 per cent between 2007 and 2021. curtin.edu.au Submitted by Wagamaga t3_11bvia2 on February 25, 2023 at 8:56 PM in science 17 comments 662
Climate change, urbanization drive major declines in L.A.’s birds. 40% of bird species were present at fewer sites today than they were 100 years ago, while only 10% were present at more sites. Meanwhile, in the Central Valley, the proportion of species that experienced a decline (23%) news.berkeley.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_11bjgb3 on February 25, 2023 at 12:03 PM in science 10 comments 131
Researchers develop highly accurate machine learning model for early detection of mild cognitive impairment in older drivers. The model has achieved an accuracy of 96 percent in predicting mild cognitive impairment and dementia, outperforming traditional machine learning models publichealth.columbia.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_11bj947 on February 25, 2023 at 11:52 AM in science 12 comments 287
Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. healio.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_119ukn1 on February 23, 2023 at 10:33 AM in science 118 comments 2,866
Study finds “forever chemicals” disrupt key biological processes. The disruption of these biological processes is connected to an increased risk of a very broad range of diseases, including developmental disorders, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease and many types of cancer. keck.usc.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_11913z8 on February 22, 2023 at 2:36 PM in science 6 comments 146
Scientists create carbon nanotubes out of plastic waste using an energy-efficient, low-cost, low-emissions process. Compared to commercial methods for carbon nanotube production that are being used right now, ours uses about 90% less energy and generates 90%-94% less carbon dioxide news.rice.edu Submitted by Wagamaga t3_116els6 on February 19, 2023 at 3:30 PM in science 59 comments 4,188
Depression can lead to memory dysfunction. This study may pave way for new drugs. Results of a large study involving brain scans show that patients with moderate to severe depression have 7-10 per cent fewer serotonin 4 receptors in the brain than healthy test subjects. healthsciences.ku.dk Submitted by Wagamaga t3_114rmh4 on February 17, 2023 at 4:55 PM in science 33 comments 864
Religious Hermit Found Buried in The Fetal Position. The woman buried was living with septic arthritis and also advanced venereal syphilis. This would have meant she lived with severe, visible symptoms of infection affecting her entire body, and later on, neurological and mental health decline sheffield.ac.uk Submitted by Wagamaga t3_114j5rs on February 17, 2023 at 12:27 PM in science 36 comments 268
The brain can rapidly detect and process fearful faces that are otherwise invisible to the eye. There appears to be a neural pathway for detection of fear, which operates automatically, outside of conscious awareness. jneurosci.org Submitted by Wagamaga t3_111f2f4 on February 13, 2023 at 5:42 PM in science 121 comments 1,872
A study in the US has found, compared to unvaccinated people, protection from the risk of dying from COVID during the six-month omicron wave for folks who had two doses of an mRNA vaccine was 42% for 40- to 59-year-olds; 27% for 60- to 79-year-olds; and 46% for people 80 and older. mdpi.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1119qf6 on February 13, 2023 at 2:28 PM in science 185 comments 378
Investigators assessed the risk of dementia using changes in alcohol consumption in nearly four million people in Korea and found that after about 7 years, dementia was 21% less likely in mild drinkers and 17% less likely in moderate drinkers. jamanetwork.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1116sk4 on February 13, 2023 at 12:12 PM in science 28 comments 223
Chinese researchers have reported what they claim is the world’s youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which may overturn the conventional perception that cognitive impairment rarely occurs in young people. scmp.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_110k68i on February 12, 2023 at 4:49 PM in science 132 comments 1,130
Study links Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Africa to the use of media platforms that spread misinformation. The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa was accompanied by unprecedented and recurring waves of misinformation and disinformation. allianceforscience.org Submitted by Wagamaga t3_110jrss on February 12, 2023 at 4:31 PM in science 184 comments 1,556
Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk. Scientists observed statistically significant harmful associations between long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution and increased risk of late-life depression diagnosis jamanetwork.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10zq40t on February 11, 2023 at 3:38 PM in science 11 comments 315
The discovery of fossils dating back 250.8 million years near the Guizhou region of China suggests that complex ecosystems were present on Earth just one million years after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, which is much earlier than previously thought. mcgill.ca Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10yp5oz on February 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM in science 16 comments 865
People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later jech.bmj.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10x7bbq on February 8, 2023 at 6:50 PM in science 181 comments 3,413
Analysis showed that 65.6% of women who took extra Vitamin D gave birth naturally. The study analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial which involved 965 women being randomly allocated an extra 1,000 International Units (IU) per day of vitamin D during their pregnancy or a placebo. academic.oup.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10vb8kv on February 6, 2023 at 4:42 PM in science 86 comments 2,681
More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected. From insects like bees and butterflies, to organisms such as wasps and mosquitoes, insects are facing threats such as climate change, and a myriad of other ills such as habitat loss and pesticide use. cell.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10v688i on February 6, 2023 at 1:09 PM in science 6 comments 711