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Phys.org / What working‑class boys need to succeed at school: Respect and open conversations

Across the UK, working-class boys are navigating an unprecedented convergence of pressures. There are entrenched gaps between working-class boys and their peers in their levels of attainment at every stage of education.

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists find blood-based biomarkers for inflammatory breast cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas at Austin have identified specific blood-based genomic biomarkers that distinguish inflammatory breast cancer from other subtypes, ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Rapid genomic testing helps 1,100 families worldwide target treatment for rare childhood disease

An international partnership designed to improve equality in access to genomic medicine for a rare disease has now provided potentially life-saving genetic testing for over 1,100 families across the world.

11 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Chronic sunlight exposure can disrupt body clocks in skin

Years of chronic exposure of human skin to sunlight strongly disrupts its body-clock rhythm, according to a pioneering study led by University of Manchester, No7 Beauty Company, a member of The Boots Group, and University ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Membrane complex aids rock-eating microbes in converting carbon dioxide to biomass

So-called rock-eating microorganisms obtain their energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from inorganic sources and make up the vast majority of biomass producers. Using electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy, a research ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Diaspora distress: When geopolitical conflict follows immigrant workers into the office

Rostam does not sleep through the night anymore. At 2 a.m., when his phone buzzes, he's awake before the sound finishes. It might be his parents calling from Tehran, on a connection that is unreliable, sporadic and sometimes ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Can't get your HRT patches? What to do and what to avoid

Since 2020, Australia has had an ongoing shortage of estrogen patches, which are usually prescribed to help ease menopause symptoms.

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Even in Japan, robots are a long way from being fully fledged caregivers—here's why

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and carefully. The engineers hold ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Over 60% of developing countries face overlapping socioeconomic and water security challenges, scientists warn

Unsafe drinking water is not just a technical problem. It is a sign of deeper inequality, concludes a new investigation of the state of water quality in 138 countries by the United Nations University Institute for Water, ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behavior—depending on one psychological factor

We've all been there: staring at a job description or a daunting new project and feeling a cold prickle of dread. You have the degree, maybe even the title, but looking at the task ahead, you feel like a total fraud. You're ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Nature draws more tourists to the Canary Islands than previously believed

The Canary Islands are best known for their sandy beaches and vibrant nightlife. Yet while the islands' remarkable natural diversity is often overlooked, it remains a significant draw for tourists, as a social media analysis ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / FDA authorizes fruit-flavored vapes for adults

For the first time ever, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes ("vapes") for adults 21 and over.

7 hours ago