Limiting mousey mealtimes may motivate them to move

Publicly released: Sat 19 Oct 2019 at 1001 AEDT | 1201 NZDT

Journal of Endocrinology

Better control over your diet, limiting eating to only mealtimes or fasting intermittently may also help overweight people keep up a good exercise routine, say Japanese researchers who performed the study on mice. The team limited mice's access to Read more about Limiting mousey mealtimes may motivate them to move - Scimex

Daily exposure to disinfectants could be increasing nurses' lung disease risk

Publicly released: Sat 19 Oct 2019 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT

JAMA Network Open

Regular use of chemical disinfectants among nurses could increase their risk of lung disease, according to a US study of over 73, 000 female registered nurses with no history of lung disease. Chemical disinfectants are widely used in hospitals to Read more about Daily exposure to disinfectants could be increasing nurses' lung disease risk - Scimex

More than just whale food: krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 2100 AEDT | 2300 NZDT

Nature Communications

Antarctic krill are well-known for their role at the base of the Southern Ocean food web, where they’re food for marine predators such as seals, penguins and whales. Less well-known is their importance to the ocean’s carbon sink, where CO2 is Read more about More than just whale food: krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate - Scimex

Fatty build up in lungs of overweight and obese

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 1200 AEDT | 1400 NZDT

European Respiratory Journal

A research team that includes The University of Western Australia has shown for the first time that fatty tissue builds up in the airway walls, particularly in people who are overweight or obese. Scientists already know that these people are more Read more about Fatty build up in lungs of overweight and obese - Scimex

‘I Snapchat and drive!’: Confessions of young Qld drivers

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 1000 AEDT | 1200 NZDT

Accident Analysis & Prevention

A study of young Queensland drivers aged 17 to 25 by QUT's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety revealed that one in six used the social app Snapchat while behind the wheel. Funder: Australian Research Council and QUT Institute of Health and Read more about ‘I Snapchat and drive!’: Confessions of young Qld drivers - Scimex

Blood donors are critically needed globally, but Aussies should be proud

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT

The Lancet Haemotology

Many countries are critically short of blood for transfusions, but Aussie donors should feel proud, according to an international study that set out to estimate the gap between global supply and demand of blood. The study found 119 of 195 countries Read more about Blood donors are critically needed globally, but Aussies should be proud - Scimex

Millennials rejoice! Today's youth aren't as bad as boomers claim

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

Science Advances

Complaining about 'kids these days' being less respectful, intelligent or well-read says more about the adults making the complaints than young people. A new study has found that adults who score highly on a trait - such as intelligence or Read more about Millennials rejoice! Today's youth aren't as bad as boomers claim - Scimex

New hope for people with diabetes

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

Diabetes

A new discovery has the potential to slow the progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes. Researchers from Monash University’s Central Clinical School in Australia have found that a drug that has already been tested on other Read more about New hope for people with diabetes - Scimex

Weaving quantum processors out of laser light

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT

Science

Researchers open a new avenue to quantum computing with a breakthrough experiment: a large-scale quantum processor made entirely of light. Funder: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, Read more about Weaving quantum processors out of laser light - Scimex

Rural practice linked to more satisfied junior doctors

Publicly released: Fri 18 Oct 2019 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Junior doctors in regional and rural Australia are more likely to be satisfied than their metropolitan counterparts, with better work-life balance and more varied work the main positive factors at play, new research by UNSW medical researchers has Read more about Rural practice linked to more satisfied junior doctors - Scimex

2019 Research Honours Aotearoa celebrates achievements by researchers, scholars and innovators

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 2030 AEDT | 2230 NZDT

The 2019 Research Honours Aotearoa gala event is being held on the evening of Thursday 17 October 2019 at the Dunedin Town Hall from 17:45 (awards will be presented from 19:45 until 22:30). Royal Society Te Apārangi hosts this annual awards Read more about 2019 Research Honours Aotearoa celebrates achievements by researchers, scholars and innovators - Scimex

Photosynthesis Olympics: can the best wheat varieties be even better?

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 1230 AEDT | 1430 NZDT

Journal of Experimental Botany

Scientists have put elite wheat varieties through a sort of “Photosynthesis Olympics”to find which varieties have the best performing photosynthesis. This could ultimately help grain growers to get more yield for less inputs in the farm. Funder: Read more about Photosynthesis Olympics: can the best wheat varieties be even better? - Scimex

Warmer, shallow GC waters becoming calving habitat for humpbacks

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 1000 AEDT | 1200 NZDT

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

A team of researchers has found that migrating humpback whale mothers are giving birth more than 1000km south of their primary calving grounds off the Great Barrier Reef. Griffith and Massey University conducted surveys of humpback whale mothers and Read more about Warmer, shallow GC waters becoming calving habitat for humpbacks - Scimex

Trust your doctor, not your online genetic test

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT

The BMJ

Online genetic tests should not be used to make health decisions and you should talk to your doctor about what they mean, say UK experts. Finding a health risk from these tests doesn't necessarily mean you will develop that health problem, and they Read more about Trust your doctor, not your online genetic test - Scimex

Transfer preemies to better hospitals before, not after, birth

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT

The BMJ

Transferring extremely premature babies from small hospitals to those with neonate specialists in the first 48 hours after birth might increase the risk of severe brain injury, European researchers have found. However, we also know that keeping Read more about Transfer preemies to better hospitals before, not after, birth - Scimex

Biodiversity helps farms produce more crops

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT

Science Advances

Farmland supporting diverse animal, insect and plant life among crops is more productive - reducing the need for fertilisers and pesticides - say a large team of international researchers. Pulling together data from around 1, 500 agricultural fields Read more about Biodiversity helps farms produce more crops - Scimex

Namaste away your risk of type 2 diabetes

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT

PLOS ONE

If you want to avoid developing type 2 diabetes, Aussie and Danish researchers suggest it may help to pull on those yoga pants and get yourself into some stretchy poses. The team, who reviewed 14 studies, found yoga to be linked to improvements in Read more about Namaste away your risk of type 2 diabetes - Scimex

Psoriasis linked to increased cancer risk

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT

JAMA Dermatology

People with psoriasis appear to have an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to international researchers who say dermatologists should keep this in mind when treating patients with psoriasis. The researchers combined Read more about Psoriasis linked to increased cancer risk - Scimex

Widely-used medications may increase risk of suicide

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT

JAMA Network Open

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), widely used for the management of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and diabetes, may increase risk of suicide in patients, according to Canadian and Saudi researchers. Another type of drug Read more about Widely-used medications may increase risk of suicide - Scimex

How is this 3-metre-long Amazonian monster piranha-proof?

Publicly released: Thu 17 Oct 2019 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT

Matter

Arapaima gigas, the massive monster fish of the Amazon, have evolved armour-like scales that can deform, but do not tear or crack, when a piranha - known to have one of the most powerful bites in the animal kingdom - attacks, say US scientists. To Read more about How is this 3-metre-long Amazonian monster piranha-proof? - Scimex