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Medical Xpress / Introduction of London's ultra low emission zone linked to improved lung growth in children
A landmark study of more than 3,400 children, led by Queen Mary University of London, has found that air quality improvements following the introduction of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) are strongly associated with ...
Phys.org / Drug policies should communicate drug safety over user punishment
A new study found that people's beliefs about the harmfulness of an illegal substance are stronger predictors of support for both punishment and court-mandated treatment than beliefs about who is to blame.
Phys.org / Before COVID-19, children's likelihood of coming in contact with the US child welfare system had already decreased
A new study shows that fewer children had encounters with the U.S. child welfare system in the years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and that this decline continued over the following years.
Medical Xpress / Healthy sleep patterns in midlife linked to longer working life expectancy
Healthy sleep patterns in midlife are linked to longer working life expectancy, findings from a large study of working-age men and women suggest. The study was published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Childhood epilepsy linked to significantly lower long-term educational attainment
Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long-term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic achievement among those whose neurological disorder started when they were very young, ...
Medical Xpress / NHS 10-year health plan 'risks propagating patient harm at an unprecedented scale'
The NHS 10-Year Health Plan "risks propagating patient harm at an unprecedented scale" because of the lack of appropriate safety architecture to support the envisioned digital transformation, experts warn in an analysis published ...
Medical Xpress / Newsom promotes affordable insulin, but California's generic label off to a slow start
At a Walgreens in San Francisco's bustling Japantown neighborhood, pharmacist Margaret On stocks two boxes of long-acting insulin pens from California's new prescription drug label, CalRx, emblazoned with the state's iconic ...
Phys.org / How 35% of US employees are left on the margins
You've heard of gig workers, freelancers and temporary employees. But do you know about marginal workers? Accounting for about one in six U.S. jobs, it's a huge category of people who are going nowhere fast in the workplace—and ...
Phys.org / Physicists entangle quantum memories across a record-breaking 420 km
Optical fibers are already the backbone of global communication systems. Recently, however, physicists have started to explore how their functionality could be boosted further by conveying information via entangled quantum ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug shows promise in reversing high blood pressure's toll on kidneys and heart in mice
High blood pressure affects nearly 1 in 8 people worldwide, and its impact goes far beyond a number on a blood pressure monitor. It can quietly damage the heart, kidneys and brain, making it one of the world's biggest preventable ...
Phys.org / 'Hidden stars' suggest that distant galaxies are much more massive than they appear
Astronomers have discovered that the most massive galaxies in the early universe contain far more small stars than expected. As a result, these early galaxies were likely much more massive than initial measurements suggested. ...
Phys.org / Plants could transform how scientists measure the climate benefits of tidal marshes
Growing up in New Jersey, Emily Wilson regularly passed tidal marshes without giving them much thought. They were part of the coastal landscape—stretches of green and blue she saw from the road.
