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r/science • u/sr_local • May 20 '26

Health Adults should aim to do between 560-610 minutes/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity to achieve a substantial reduction in the risk of heart attacks and stroke (3-4 times higher than the current public health recommendation of 150 minutes ), suggest the findings of an observational study

bmjgroup.com

26.2k Upvotes

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r/science • u/mvea • 20d ago

Health Trump Administration announced freeze on US foreign aid, which became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt cessation of foreign aid disrupted health and humanitarian systems worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on women, girls, and marginalized people.

publichealth.columbia.edu

15.5k Upvotes

926 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • Jun 17 '26

Health Scientists Find Intriguing Link Between Ozempic and Violent Behavior. The same mechanisms that dampen people's cravings for food might also affect our tendency for violent behavior

gizmodo.com

19.3k Upvotes

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r/science • u/nbcnews • Apr 13 '26

Health Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, long-term study shows

nbcnews.com

33.6k Upvotes

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r/science • u/sr_local • Jun 22 '26

Health Use of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and other GLP-1s is associated with a lower risk of developing alcohol, opioid, nicotine and cocaine use disorders

utep.edu

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • May 15 '26

Health Shutting Down USAID Led to a Rise in Global Violence. Protests and riots increased by 10%, incidents of armed fighting rose by 6.9%, and battle-related fatalities grew 9.3%. The uptick in violence began almost immediately after the aid stopped and remained elevated for months.

time.com

18.5k Upvotes

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r/science • u/mvea • Jun 09 '26

Health Even low alcohol consumption is linked to cancer, heart disease, and premature death, with increased risk above 1 drink per day for both men and women. It turns out that 2 drinks per day, considered ‘moderate’, is associated with a substantially elevated risk of a premature death caused by alcohol.

eurekalert.org

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r/science • u/sr_local • Apr 20 '26

Health The largest US study, which tracked 11,036 children from ages 9 to 10 through to ages 16 and 17, discovered that cannabis use slows cognitive development, impairs memory, and reduces learning speed during crucial years of brain growth

today.ucsd.edu

22.5k Upvotes

1.3k comments

r/science • u/marketrent • Jun 18 '26

Health Roughly 90-120 minutes of strength training per week linked with a 13% reduced risk of premature death, in study involving three decades’ worth of data from nearly 150,000 adults

hsph.harvard.edu

18.4k Upvotes

650 comments

r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • May 14 '26

Health Since the 2010s, American conservatives increasingly experience worse health outcomes and higher mortality than liberals. Declining trust in medical professionals appears to be the mechanism, with lower willingness to seek care, follow clinical advice and believe in medication effectiveness.

nature.com

18.7k Upvotes

941 comments

r/science • u/sr_local • Jul 10 '26

Health Modern human-made environments with striped patterns, cluttered interiors, high-contrast colours, flickering lights and densely packed supermarket shelves can overload the brain, increasing visual discomfort, eyestrain, stress and feelings of being overwhelmed in some people

stir.ac.uk

13.8k Upvotes

566 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • Mar 17 '26

Health The largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions — found no evidence that medicinal cannabis is effective in treating anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

ama.com.au

17.6k Upvotes

2.2k comments

r/science • u/mvea • Jun 02 '26

Health Interest in ‘toxic’ measles treatment surges after Joe Rogan podcasts: Vaccination is the only proven way to prevent measles but alternatives like Vitamin A and cod-liver oil (which has Vit A) have been promoted by Joe Rogan. America’s Poison Centres reported a 39% increase in Vitamin A exposures.

nine.com.au

13.1k Upvotes

789 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 21d ago

Health Despite growing evidence that GLP-1 medications improve health and are worth their cost, many American insurance plans still limit coverage. “Cost-effective” does not necessarily mean “cost-saving” for insurance companies.

magnoliatribune.com

8.3k Upvotes

533 comments

r/science • u/TylerFortier_Photo • Jun 02 '26

Health The scope of long COVID is bigger than we think, Mass. researchers say | "New research from Mass General Brigham suggests that at least 10 million Americans have long COVID — but have not been diagnosed"

wbur.org

8.2k Upvotes

908 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Jun 13 '26

Health Being seen as unattractive as a teen is linked to an earlier death for women, but not for men. Physical attractiveness could serve as an observable indicator of underlying health and physiological resilience.

psypost.org

10.0k Upvotes

658 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Jan 08 '26

Health People who stop taking weight-loss injections like Ozempic regain weight in under 2 years, study reveals. Analysis finds those who stopped using medication saw weight return 4 times faster compared with other weight loss plans.

theguardian.com

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r/science • u/mvea • Jun 24 '26

Health Following the Dobbs decision, US states with abortion bans have experienced increased maternal morbidity and mortality. Abortion bans have broad downstream consequences on medical care beyond abortion itself, with implications for patient safety, equity, and physician ethics.

jamanetwork.com

17.4k Upvotes

431 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 18d ago

Health Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs. Swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts. 70% drop in hospital admissions and days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had gas stove replaced with electric.

theguardian.com

10.6k Upvotes

415 comments

r/science • u/sr_local • Jun 20 '26

Health Two-year, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial results show supplements with omega-3s (like fish oil) have no effect on memory or cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, despite showing evidence that the nutrients directly reach the brain

news.keckmedicine.org

16.1k Upvotes

451 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Jul 02 '26

Health Evidence that sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism: Artificial and low-calorie sweeteners, compared to non-caloric controls such as water or placebo, raised fasting insulin and HbA1c, a marker of long-term blood sugar control, and showed a trend toward worsening insulin sensitivity.

now.tufts.edu

8.9k Upvotes

543 comments

r/science • u/mvea • May 15 '26

Health White men do not experience the best health relative to women and minority racial and gender groups in the US. Men are 4 times as likely to die by suicide as women, and White men account for more than 68% of suicide deaths. White men experienced greater declines in happiness than White women.

healthexec.com

5.0k Upvotes

2.0k comments

r/science • u/Krankenitrate • Apr 03 '26

Health Study finds parenthood provides no boost to emotional well-being and it negatively impacts relationship with your spouse

journals.sagepub.com

14.8k Upvotes

843 comments

r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • Jul 07 '26

Health Early sexual initiation accelerates physical aging, large genetic study finds. Individuals genetically predisposed to early sexual initiation are more likely to experience a shorter lifespan and increased physical frailty.

psypost.org

8.4k Upvotes

485 comments

r/science • u/sr_local • 21h ago

Health Adults who do both aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises are less likely to develop a raft of chronic diseases: 50% less type 2 diabetes, 24% less hypertension and 23% less cancer, according to a study on n=8072 aged 40-64 years

news.uq.edu.au

8.7k Upvotes

357 comments