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Combined inhaler cuts risk of asthma attacks
The Lancet
A New Zealand and Australian study has found a simplified combined inhaler treatment reduces the risk of severe asthma attacks by one third compared to other commonly prescribed treatments. Currently many adults with asthma use a steroid-containing Read more about Combined inhaler cuts risk of asthma attacks - Scimex
Australia; New Zealand; NSWUniversity of Otago|The University of Sydney|Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) -
Australia at risk of falling behind USA and Europe in preventing deadly recurrence of melanoma
Melanoma Institute Australia is urging the federal government to undertake a timely and efficient review of an immunotherapy treatment effective in preventing the deadly spread of melanoma, and fast track its listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Read more about Australia at risk of falling behind USA and Europe in preventing deadly recurrence of melanoma - Scimex
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Birds balance sexiness and predator-avoidance by changing colour
Ecology Letters
Some birds undergo a seasonal colour change and replace some of their feathers twice each year – often alternating between dull and bright feathers. Media Release. From:Monash University. Most birds remain the same colour year-round, replacing Read more about Birds balance sexiness and predator-avoidance by changing colour - Scimex
Australia; VICMonash University -
Giant pumice raft to bring coral boost to Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is set to receive a restocking of new coral from a pumice raft, the size of more than 200 football fields, now on its way to Australia following an underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga. Media Release. From:Queensland Read more about Giant pumice raft to bring coral boost to Great Barrier Reef - Scimex
Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT) -
Can researchers engage safely with the food industry?
PLOS ONE
Researchers from The University of Queensland and University of Cambridge are exploring ways to help scientists better protect their work from the influence of the food industry. Media Release. From:The University of Queensland. Researchers from The Read more about Can researchers engage safely with the food industry? - Scimex
Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland -
One pill to rule them all: Polypill cuts heart risk
The Lancet
A once-daily polypill - containing two commonly used blood pressure lowering drugs, a cholesterol-lowering medicine, and aspirin - has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure by more Read more about One pill to rule them all: Polypill cuts heart risk - Scimex
Australia; International; NSWGeorge Institute for Global Health|Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, University of Birmingham, UK -
Exciting new vaccine targets killer disease TB
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Australian medical researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have successfully developed and tested a new type of vaccine targeting tuberculosis (TB), the world’s top infectious disease killer. Media Release. Read more about Exciting new vaccine targets killer disease TB - Scimex
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How do we best retreat from rising seas?
Science
As climate risks escalate, more and more people are going to need to retreat from their homes, but US authors argue a strategic approach could help with relocation and mean land left behind is still used productively. In New Zealand and Australia, Read more about How do we best retreat from rising seas? - Scimex
InternationalHarvard University, USA | University of Delaware, USA -
Climate change could affect pilgrimage to Mecca
Geophysical Research Letters
Rising temperatures could potentially endanger those who embark on the Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca, a US study has found. Muslims are expected to make the journey - known as hajj - at least once in their lifetimes, and it's undertaken at a specific Read more about Climate change could affect pilgrimage to Mecca - Scimex
InternationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology, USA -
Your shellfish might be contaminated with human poo
Food Control
Guidelines for detecting faecal contamination of shellfish may not be up to scratch when it comes to detecting the highly contagious norovirus, New Zealand researchers say. Shellfish can pick up norovirus - which can cause sudden vomiting and Read more about Your shellfish might be contaminated with human poo - Scimex
New ZealandESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd)... -
Dietary zinc protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
PLOS Pathogens
Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia. Funder: NHMRC ARC. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis Read more about Dietary zinc protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection - Scimex
Australia; VIC; QLD; SAThe University of Melbourne|The University of Queensland... -
Cell suicide could hold key for brain health and food security
Science
Research into the self-destruction of cells in humans and plants could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative brain diseases and the development of disease-resistant plants. A study co-led by The University of Queensland’s Professor Bostjan Kobe Read more about Cell suicide could hold key for brain health and food security - Scimex
Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland -
What's that fasting diet doing to your immune system?
Cell
Three studies have examined the effects of fasting diets on the immune system, and found lengths and types of fasting had different, and sometimes opposite, effects. The first study, which included an Australian researcher, compared a switch from Read more about What's that fasting diet doing to your immune system? - Scimex
Australia; International; NSWThe University of Sydney|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA, National Institutes of Health, USA, Keio University, Japan -
Chilean desert dust may hold clues to life on Mars
Scientific Reports
An analysis of dust particles from three sampling sites in the arid Atacama Desert found that living cells can move across the driest and most UV-irradiated desert on Earth, meaning there's potential that life could move around and thrive in harsh Read more about Chilean desert dust may hold clues to life on Mars - Scimex
InternationalAstrobiology Center, Spain -
IT'S ALIVE! Scientists turn living cells into computers
Molecular Cell
US scientists have turned living cells into computers and recording devices, with programs encoded in their DNA. The researchers have called their creation DOMINO (DNA-based Ordered Memory and Iteration Network Operator), and it allows changes in Read more about IT'S ALIVE! Scientists turn living cells into computers - Scimex
InternationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology, USA -
Manta rays form social bonds with each other
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Manta rays form social relationships and actively choose their social partners, a new study has revealed. Research published today by scientists from the Marine Megafauna Foundation, Macquarie University and the University of Papua is the first to Read more about Manta rays form social bonds with each other - Scimex
Australia; NSWMacquarie University -
How our genes and environment influence BMI and height
Science Advances
Environmental conditions influence our body mass index (BMI) by increasing or decreasing the effect of inherited genetic variations, University of Queensland researchers have discovered. The team found the opposite for human height – that the Read more about How our genes and environment influence BMI and height - Scimex
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Australian invention provides a concrete solution to PFAS contamination
Australian researchers have developed and patented an invention that prevents the spread of PFAS and other pollutants from contaminated concrete. CRC CARE researchers identified a type of clay that was especially effective at trapping PFAS. They Read more about Australian invention provides a concrete solution to PFAS contamination - Scimex
Australia; NSWCRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CARE) -
Super-powered immune cells – leading the next cancer charge
New immune therapy promises to deliver vital evidence in the fight against cancer as researchers from the Centre for Cancer Biology open a new clinical trial using genetically engineered immune cells to treat solid cancers. Funder: Led by the Centre Read more about Super-powered immune cells – leading the next cancer charge - Scimex
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EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the Amazon
Big sections of the Amazon are on fire and smoke from the fires is now visible from space. Over 74, 000 fires have happened this year to date, which scientists have said are 85 per cent more than last year. As the Amazon provides the world with a Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the Amazon - Scimex
Australia; QLD; TASUniversity of Tasmania|James Cook University|CSIRO...
EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the Amazon
Big sections of the Amazon are on fire and smoke from the fires is now visible from space. Over 74,000 fi...
Truckies more obese than most
More than 200,000 people are employed as truck drivers in Australia and while their role in transporting ...
EXPERT REACTION: SA to lift ban on GM crops
The South Australian government has announced it will lift the moratorium on growing GM Food Crops in all...
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