School phone bans don't boost grades or wellbeing, study suggests
It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.
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Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination. Sign up for the Detox Your Kitchen newsletter on avoiding potentially harmful chemicals in ...The Guardian - 1d -
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births. A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher ...The Guardian - 5d -
Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs ...ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Demise of Australia’s large kangaroos likely not caused climate change, study suggests
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New York school enacts cellphone ban as state considers policy to restrict phones
New York could soon join other states that limit cellphones in schools as Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected Wednesday to lay out a proposal to restrict phone use for the school day. If approved, the ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Fitness and muscle strength could halve cancer patient deaths, study suggests
Analysis shows patients need to exercise and keep their weight down to reap maximum benefit. Muscular strength and good physical fitness could almost halve the risk of cancer patients dying from ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could help tackle dementia, study suggests
Using drugs approved for other conditions could dramatically speed up hunt for cure, experts say. Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could be used to tackle dementia, according to experts, who ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Bans on cell phones in schools grow, but debate thrives on how they are handled
Cell phone bans in school are ramping up as more states consider policies that have been cheered by many educators but still face trepidation from parents. New York and New Jersey are the latest ...The Hill - Jan. 18
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