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Men with prostate cancer who also had relatives affected by the disease – or by other cancers with an inherited element like breast, ovarian or bowel cancer – were up to a fifth less likely to die from prostate cancer or any cause compared with those with no family history of cancer
icr.ac.ukSubmitted by giuliomagnifico t3_1115v8u
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.caSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_10yp5oz
Study refutes industry claims that ban on menthol cigarettes leads to increased use of illegal smokes: Banning menthol cigarettes doesn't lead more smokers to purchase menthols from illicit sources, contradicting claims made by the tobacco industry
tobaccocontrol.bmj.comSubmitted by lolfuys t3_109r8i7
A study finds that researcher degrees of freedom in statistical software contribute to unreliable results. Specifically, multiple inconsistencies were found in the results produced between statistical packages due to algorithmic variation, computational error, and statistical output.
link.springer.comSubmitted by Alysdexic t3_zp8dnc
Researchers investigated the citation frequency of retracted scientific papers in science. They found that the retraction of papers only has a limited effect on citation (decreases citation frequency by ~60%) compared to non-retracted papers. Thus, retracted papers often live on.
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The polarization of politics and public opinion and their effects on racial inequality in COVID mortality: evidence suggests that shrinking gap in US COVID-19 racial death disparities driven by political division and increasing total deaths among Whites rather than decreasing deaths among Blacks
journals.plos.orgSubmitted by Dizzy_Slip t3_yjlbdl