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Phys.org / Overly involved parents may hold their kids back professionally
A recent study of more than 2,000 early-career adults found that young people whose parents were still very closely involved in their lives tended to have occupations with less "prestige" than young people whose parents were ...
Medical Xpress / Mental health and chronic pain patients more likely to be considered 'difficult' by their doctor
A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as "difficult," and these encounters are more likely to involve patients with mental health disorders or ...
Medical Xpress / Alcohol treatment twice as likely to fail in adolescents who are not in employment, education or training
Alcohol treatment for adolescents in England who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is more than twice as likely to fail than compared to those who are, University of Manchester researchers have found.
Tech Xplore / Digital mark and data protection guidelines 'silence' on AI training prevents effective competition, experts warn
A "silence" in new data guidelines risks preventing fair competition in AI development and allows dominant firms to strengthen their artificial intelligence, experts have warned.
Medical Xpress / Exposure to 'forever chemicals' linked to higher risk of gestational diabetes
Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of highly persistent environmental chemicals commonly referred to as "forever chemicals," is associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and ...
Medical Xpress / Study focuses on safer opioid prescribing
With an estimated 5 million Americans battling opioid use disorder—resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year—a new study by the University of Texas at Arlington examines how updated Centers for Disease Control ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify pre-cancerous states in seemingly normal aging tissues
A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center.
Medical Xpress / Access to parks linked with greater physical activity for some, but not all, residents
A new two-year study found that U.S. residents who lived near parks and recreational facilities had small increases in their leisure-time physical activities, but the relationship was stronger in more affluent counties with ...
Phys.org / Digital twins in the Arctic: How Svalbard is becoming a living lab for marine restoration
In the icy reaches of the Svalbard archipelago, a quiet revolution in marine restoration is underway. Researchers are building a digital twin of the region—an interactive, data-rich simulation designed to help researchers ...
Phys.org / First-ever sanctuary of mountain ice cores in Antarctica preserves these climate archives for centuries
The storing of the very first heritage cores in Antarctica marks a pivotal moment for the Ice Memory project launched in 2015 by CNRS, IRD, the University of Grenoble-Alpes (France), CNR, Ca' Foscari University of Venice ...
Phys.org / Common: Being wrong. Less common: Admitting it. Acknowledging being wrong can increase trustworthiness in science
Confucius said, "A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."
Phys.org / Graphene coatings can serve as an eco-friendly alternative to biocides
Tired of hauling your boat out of the water to clean its hull? Graphene can replace the toxic chemicals usually used to do this job.
