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Phys.org / Learning how to destroy PFAS—down to the tiniest airborne particles
Getting rid of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. This group of 15,000 human-made chemicals doesn't break down naturally, leaching into soils and waterways ...
Medical Xpress / Florida reports 3 new measles cases, including one in Hillsborough
Three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Florida, including one each in Hillsborough and Manatee counties, state data shows.
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 ...
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 / What Australia's youth social media ban reveals
When Australia enacted a national law last week banning social media use for children under 16, it became one of the first democracies to attempt such a sweeping intervention. The policy has drawn global attention not only ...
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 ...
Medical Xpress / Restoring confidence: Proposed standards to identify and measure microplastics in the human body
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human body. Thirty scientists ...
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 ...
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 ...
Medical Xpress / Insights from brain's waste-flushing system may improve diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste- "clean-up" system is influenced by intracranial pressure. The system, called the glymphatic system, was unrecognized until 2012 and helps ...
Phys.org / How the university turns royalties into a self-funding engine for innovation
Every year, university researchers discover potential new drugs, diagnostics, and medical devices that could transform patient care. Yet many of those ideas stall in the "valley of death," the stretch between a promising ...
Tech Xplore / Should companies replace human workers with robots? Study takes a closer look
Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to pass cost savings onto ...
