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VR lullaby machine shown to induce tranquil pre-sleep states
CHI 2019
Artists and technologists have joined forces to create Inter-Dream, an immersive VR experience that can ease you into the right frame of mind for sleep. Media Release. From:RMIT University. Art meets technology for this immersive VR experience that Read more about VR lullaby machine shown to induce tranquil pre-sleep states - Scimex
Australia; VICRMIT University -
Bee sting vaccine trial holds promise against allergic reactions
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Most Australians have probably been stung by a bee, and while it can be painful, it’s especially dangerous for the many that are at risk of suffering a life threatening allergic reaction. South Australian researchers have successfully completed a Read more about Bee sting vaccine trial holds promise against allergic reactions - Scimex
Australia; SAFlinders University -
Healthy lifestyle may counteract genetic risk of dementia
JAMA
Living a healthy lifestyle may help counteract a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to new international research. Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council; National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. Read more about Healthy lifestyle may counteract genetic risk of dementia - Scimex
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Space snacks – if there’s life on Mars, they’re likely to be eating cosmic dust
JGR Planets
Mars is a barren and inhospitable place, however, scientists think there is a chance that simple lifeforms such as microbes may still exist on the planet. But if they are out there – what are they eating? Media Release. From:Monash University. Read more about Space snacks – if there’s life on Mars, they’re likely to be eating cosmic dust - Scimex
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Kiwis who vape daily are all current or ex-smokers
Addictive Behaviors
Most Kiwis who vape are either current smokers or have recently quit, according to a national survey that found there was no daily use of e-cigarettes among people who have never smoked. The Health Promotion Agency's biennial survey found about one Read more about Kiwis who vape daily are all current or ex-smokers - Scimex
New ZealandUniversity of Otago|Health Promotion Agency -
Climate change is driving many of California's wildfires
Earth’s Future
A warming climate is the main driver in many (though not all) of California's recent wildfires. US researchers say average summer temperatures in the state have risen 1.8 degrees Celsius since 1896, and since the early 1970s the area of California Read more about Climate change is driving many of California's wildfires - Scimex
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Climate change will confine native birds to higher, colder terrain
Biological Conservation
Some of our most vulnerable native forest birds are becoming confined to higher, colder parts of remaining forests as climate change allows invasive species like rats and stoats to increase their range. A new study from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Read more about Climate change will confine native birds to higher, colder terrain - Scimex
New ZealandManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research -
Research catalyst BioCurate signs deal with international pharmaceutical company.
Independent research ‘venture catalyst’and technology accelerator BioCurate which was established by Monash University and The University of Melbourne with support from the Victorian State Government, has signed a deal to share commercial and Read more about Research catalyst BioCurate signs deal with international pharmaceutical company. - Scimex
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Unlocking chemo-resistance in cancer
PNAS
Some cancers don't respond to treatment with one of the most effective chemotherapy drugs: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU). The research links 5-FU resistance to the protein “BOK”, the function of which has stumped scientists for decades. This new Read more about Unlocking chemo-resistance in cancer - Scimex
Australia; NSWLa Trobe University -
Historical Australian megadrought caused mega biodiversity loss
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Scientists at Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have discovered Australia’s ‘once in a century drought’in the early 1900s caused mass ecosystem collapse to more than a third of the country’s plants and animals. With climate models Read more about Historical Australian megadrought caused mega biodiversity loss - Scimex
AustraliaCSIRO -
Parts of Bikini Atoll still radioactive from US nuclear tests in the 40s
PNAS
Radioactivity persists in parts of the Marshall Islands from nuclear testing in the 1940s and 50s, according to new research. While the background radiation levels are safe in the islands which are currently inhabited, gamma radiation persists in Read more about Parts of Bikini Atoll still radioactive from US nuclear tests in the 40s - Scimex
InternationalColumbia University, USA -
Removing new neurons reduce seizures in mice
JNeurosci
Removing new neurons (brain cells) born after brain injury has been found to reduce seizures in mice, international researchers have found, which has potential to help prevent post-injury epilepsy. The brain regenerates neurons after injury, but Read more about Removing new neurons reduce seizures in mice - Scimex
InternationalThe University of Texas, USA -
The AI solving Rubik's cubes in reverse
Nature Machine Learning
An algorithm developed by international researchers to solve complex puzzles in the shortest number of moves possible, such as Rubik's Cubes, has been solving them in reverse. The algorithm is called DeepCubeA and starts from the completed puzzle, Read more about The AI solving Rubik's cubes in reverse - Scimex
InternationalUniversity of California, USA -
More US kids removed from drug-affected homes
JAMA Pediatrics
The number of children entering foster care due to parental drug use has more than doubled between 2000 and 2017 in the US, which matches growing rates of opioid use and overdose deaths, medical experts say. In a research letter, US authors examined Read more about More US kids removed from drug-affected homes - Scimex
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Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked
Nature
New research brings to light for the first time the evolution of maternal roles and parenting responsibilities in one of our oldest evolutionary ancestors. Australopithecus africanus mothers breastfed their infants for the first 12 months after birth Read more about Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked - Scimex
Australia; NSWSouthern Cross University|Monash University|Flinders University... -
Enthusiasm is outpacing evidence for the Keto Diet
JAMA Internal Medicine
The wildly popular Ketogenic Diet is not the obesity-busting, diabetes-curing diet people believe it to be, according to an editorial by US doctors. The authors list a few studies that cite weight loss as a benefit of the Keto Diet, but point out Read more about Enthusiasm is outpacing evidence for the Keto Diet - Scimex
InternationalNew York University School of Medicine, USA -
Cannabis treatment counters addiction
JAMA Internal Medicine
An Australian study has demonstrated that cannabis-based medication helps tackle dependency on cannabis, one of the most widely used drugs globally. A paper about the University of Sydney and NSW Health clinical trial provides the first strong Read more about Cannabis treatment counters addiction - Scimex
Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney -
Aerogel shields on Mars - a greenhouse to grow martian plants under
Nature Astronomy
Shields made from a thin layer of a special foam called aerogel could be the answer to making plants grow on Mars, according to international researchers, who suggest that silica aerogels could be used to build greenhouse style shields on the red Read more about Aerogel shields on Mars - a greenhouse to grow martian plants under - Scimex
InternationalHarvard University, USA -
Identifying the first genes linked to anorexia nervosa
Nature Genetics
A new large-scale genome-wide association study published in Nature Genetics, has identified eight genetic variants significantly associated with anorexia nervosa; and the research shows that the origins of this serious disorder appear to be both Read more about Identifying the first genes linked to anorexia nervosa - Scimex
Australia; New Zealand; QLDQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute|University of Otago... -
Sea level rise may not drown low-lying Pacific atolls
Geology
Sea-level rise simulation suggests that low-lying Pacific islands such as those in Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati are likely to adapt to the effects of climate change rather than simply sink beneath the waves, according to Kiwi researchers. The Read more about Sea level rise may not drown low-lying Pacific atolls - Scimex
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland
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