Car Seats as Contraception(journals.uchicago.edu)

58 points by CGMthrowaway 6 months ago | 78 comments

Converting an Integer to a Decimal String in Under Two Nanoseconds(onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

97 points by mpweiher 5 months ago | 53 comments

Oxygen-deprived underwater zones may not be “dead zones” but clue to early life(agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

121 points by gumby 24 days ago | 18 comments

AGU Advances journal article on Wiley about oxygen-deprived underwater zones as possible analogs for early life; page showed a Cloudflare verification screen.

Replacement of petroleum based products with plant-based materials (2025)(onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

89 points by thelastgallon 21 days ago | 44 comments

A 2025 Wiley journal article on replacing petroleum-based products with plant-based materials; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.

What is the best shape of a city? Modelling effect of urban form on distance(journals.sagepub.com)

36 points by rustoo 1 month ago | 22 comments

A SAGE journal article modelling how urban form and city shape affect travel distances; the page shown is a Cloudflare security verification screen.

Make a 6-Tesla-class high-temperature superconducting dipole magnet at 4.2 K(journals.aps.org)

43 points by supermagnet 2 months ago | 11 comments

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

Aging brains blend memories together instead of just forgetting them(studyfinds.com)

323 points by mdp2021 1 month ago | 129 comments

StudyFinds article on Binghamton University research suggesting aging brains blend similar memories together rather than simply forgetting them.

Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults(bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com)

465 points by redbell 1 year ago | 173 comments

Open-access BMC Psychiatry research article reporting a cross-sectional study linking repetitive negative thinking to cognitive function decline in older adults.

Evidence that the shingles vaccine prevents a good chunk of dementia cases(twitter.com)

589 points by guiambros 3 years ago | 251 comments

Twitter thread by researcher Pascal Geldsetzer announcing a preprint with causal evidence that the shingles vaccine prevents a substantial share of dementia cases.

Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds(monash.edu)

418 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 381 comments

Monash University news article reporting a study finding that each 1% yearly loss of deep sleep in people over 60 is linked to a 27% higher dementia risk.

Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure(statnews.com)

474 points by leeny 2 years ago | 204 comments

STAT News article reporting scientists documenting the first transmitted Alzheimer's cases, linked to past treatment with cadaver-derived human growth hormone.