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Phys.org / Drug delivery concept boosts nanoparticle surfactants for enhanced oil recovery
In an unlikely collaboration between Skoltech's Petroleum Center and the drug delivery team from the Institute's Neuro Center, researchers have proposed new surfactants that enhance oil recovery when pumped into a well, along ...
Medical Xpress / Physical activity of adolescents and their parents' mood could be linked
Lack of exercise among adolescents affects more than just their physical condition. It turns out that the problem is complex, because the sedentary lifestyle of young people may translate into worse well-being of their parents, ...
Phys.org / Pushback couldn't derail this researcher's work in criminology
There's been much published about the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study, which looked at the impact of intervention on delinquency in young Massachusetts boys. The groundbreaking research followed up with study participants ...
Phys.org / Context matters: Looking at role in fishery sustainability could serve as a foundation to improve fisheries worldwide
Governance arrangements that fit social-ecological context help support fishery sustainability.
Medical Xpress / Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health—and health budgets
Until recently, Aotearoa New Zealand led global tobacco control innovation. Evidence-based policies, including sustained tobacco excise tax increases, saw large reductions in smoking rates, which will save thousands of lives.
Medical Xpress / The statin gap: Survey reveals many Americans are unaware of life-saving cholesterol alternatives
Unhealthy cholesterol levels are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When lifestyle changes like diet and exercise aren't enough to lower cholesterol, medications can help. A new national survey commissioned ...
Phys.org / Study finds no evidence that using gender-inclusive language alone helps women in the workplace
The use of gender-inclusive language may not in itself help women in the workplace, a new study shows. Researchers could not find that its use in English and German had an impact on the short-term display of crucial traits ...
Phys.org / Footprint tracker identifies tiny mammals with up to 96% accuracy
It might be less visible than dwindling lion populations or vanishing pandas, but the quiet crisis of small mammal extinction is arguably worse for biodiversity. These species are crucial indicators of environmental health, ...
Medical Xpress / Baby headcams reveal how babies encounter faces during development
Cardiff Babylab at the Cardiff University Center for Human Developmental Science (CUCHDS) used baby-worn headcams and AI face detection to investigate the everyday viewing of faces during playtime across the first years of ...
Medical Xpress / Effective oxygen therapy saves an 80-year-old woman from acute poisoning
A significant medical achievement was recorded at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in the management of acute poisoning. A medical team from the hospital successfully used hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in treating the ...
Tech Xplore / Broadband ultrasonic imaging shows defects in all types of concrete
Concrete structures like roads and bridges require nondestructive testing methods to identify interior defects without destroying their structure. Most methods send sound waves into the material and capture the waves that ...
Phys.org / New data reveals how gentrification is reshaping who can afford to live on London
Gentrifying neighborhoods across London are undergoing rapid change, with rising numbers of newcomers arriving from less deprived areas and from further afield than ever before, according to new research from the Geographic ...
