EXPERT REACTION: Coffee may help cells' 'batteries' boost heart health in mice

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS Biology

Coffee may help protect mice heart cells from damage, according to international researchers. The authors tested the equivalent of a human having over four cups of coffee on live mice and cells, and found caffeine helped the protein p27 move into Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Coffee may help cells' 'batteries' boost heart health in mice - Scimex

Photographic processing unlocks more secrets from HMAS AE1 shipwreck

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0301 AEST | 0501 NZST

Australia’ s first submarine, lost at sea for over 100 years, continues to reveal its secret history through advanced 3D processing techniques of underwater still photography. Researchers are digitally reconstructing the sunken HMAS AE1 using Read more about Photographic processing unlocks more secrets from HMAS AE1 shipwreck - Scimex

EXPERT REACTION:Could herpes have a role in Alzheimer's?

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Neuron

The brains of Alzheimer's patients seem to contain higher levels of human herpes viruses than healthy brains, according to US research, although it is not yet clear if the viruses have a role to play in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Read more about EXPERT REACTION:Could herpes have a role in Alzheimer's? - Scimex

Bigger ladies may have lower breast cancer risk

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

JAMA Oncology

Women with higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be at a lower risk of developing breast cancer prior to menopause, according to Australian and international research. The research looked at 19 different studies, including Read more about Bigger ladies may have lower breast cancer risk - Scimex

Aussie moth first known insect to migrate magnetically

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Current Biology

Australia's Bogong moths are the first insect discovered to steer by the Earth's magnetic field in long-distance migration - like migrating birds - according to international researchers, including Australians. The researchers put the moths in an Read more about Aussie moth first known insect to migrate magnetically - Scimex

Treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

The bacterium that causes gonorrhoea has become resistant to many types of antibiotics, and researchers in Auckland have warned against clinicians becoming complacent in their treatment given increasing rates of treatment failure worldwide. Read more about Treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea - Scimex

Futility of fertility research in NZ

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

Guidelines for research using viable embryos in New Zealand effectively place a blanket ban on such research and hold back improvements in fertility methods, argue researchers in the New Zealand Medical Journal. The use of human embryos for assisted Read more about Futility of fertility research in NZ - Scimex

Strokes expected to increase 40 per cent by 2028

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

Despite improvements in stroke prevention and management, the number of strokes in New Zealand will increase by 40 per cent over the next 10 years, a University of Otago doctor has predicted. This increase will come as a result due to our ageing and Read more about Strokes expected to increase 40 per cent by 2028 - Scimex

Sexuality and gender teaching missing from med schools

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

Staff at New Zealand's two medical schools say teaching on gender identity and sexuality among minority groups is scarce or non-existent, despite more than two-thirds of them viewing it as important. More than half the respondents at medical schools Read more about Sexuality and gender teaching missing from med schools - Scimex

Human immune 'trigger' map paves way for better treatments

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1901 AEST | 2101 NZST

Nature Communications

A discovery about how human cells are ‘ triggered’ to undergo an inflammatory type of cell death could have implications for treating cancer, stroke and tissue injury, and immune disorders. A research team from the Walter and Eliza Hall Read more about Human immune 'trigger' map paves way for better treatments - Scimex

Suffering for soccer: Injuries common in Aussie players

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1700 AEST | 1900 NZST

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Australia's National Premier League and Regional League soccer players are injured at twice the rate of those playing at the elite level, according to Australian research which found that players were out for an average of 11 days per injury. The Read more about Suffering for soccer: Injuries common in Aussie players - Scimex

Fruit and vegetables linked to changes in skin colour, new research finds

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1558 AEST | 1758 NZST

Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism

Skin colour in young Caucasian men is strongly linked to high levels of fruit and vegetable consumption, new research by Curtin University has found. Media Release. From:Curtin University. Skin colour in young Caucasian men is strongly linked to Read more about Fruit and vegetables linked to changes in skin colour, new research finds - Scimex

Antidepressants during pregnancy: what are the effects on child development?

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1401 AEST | 1601 NZST

Pediatrics

A small association between pregnant women who take antidepressants and the motor skills of toddlers has been found by a Murdoch University-led team, after a systematic review of research studies. Media Release. From:Murdoch University. Maternal Read more about Antidepressants during pregnancy: what are the effects on child development? - Scimex

Land Rovers could land Rover in trouble: dogs' legs under pressure leaping from SUVs

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1330 AEST | 1530 NZST

Vet Record

Letting your pooch leap out of the back of an SUV or four wheeled drive could hurt their front legs according to UK research, which showed that higher boots might subject them to undue forces. The researchers measured the mechanical forces felt by Read more about Land Rovers could land Rover in trouble: dogs' legs under pressure leaping from SUVs - Scimex

New schizophrenia research deepens understanding of emotion perception

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1043 AEST | 1243 NZST

Schizophrenia Research

UQ research has uncovered why individuals with schizophrenia may have certain difficulties perceiving emotions. Media Release. UQ research has uncovered why individuals with schizophrenia may have certain difficulties perceiving emotions. Scientists Read more about New schizophrenia research deepens understanding of emotion perception - Scimex

New treatment helps avoid deafness in child chemotherapy patients

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 0824 AEST | 1024 NZST

New England Journal of Medicine

An international trial has found that a medicine commonly used to treat poisoning is effective in reducing deafness in children receiving chemotherapy for cancer. University of Melbourne and Royal Children’ s Hospital paediatric oncologist Read more about New treatment helps avoid deafness in child chemotherapy patients - Scimex

Ancient mummy's tools reveal how mountain people lived

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS One

Stone tools found with a 5, 300-year-old frozen mummy from Northern Italy reveal how alpine Copper Age communities lived, according to an Italian study. It's believed the Tyrolean Iceman, a 45-year-old man known as Otzi, lived in the Copper Age Read more about Ancient mummy's tools reveal how mountain people lived - Scimex

Infant colic leads to no ongoing problems, study shows

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 0201 AEST | 0401 NZST

Journal of Paediatrics

Colicky babies whose crying eases within three months have no ongoing behavioural problems, according to new research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI). Media Release. From:Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Colicky babies Read more about Infant colic leads to no ongoing problems, study shows - Scimex

Australia's supermarket shelves full of highly processed and highly unhealthy foods

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

Nutrients

Six out of ten Australian packaged foods are highly or ultra-processed, more than half are discretionary/junk foods and only one third are healthy, according to a new analysis by The George Institute for Global Health. Media Release. From:George Read more about Australia's supermarket shelves full of highly processed and highly unhealthy foods - Scimex

EXPERT REACTION: Seven hospitalised in SA with salmonella from alfalfa sprouts

Publicly released: Wed 20 Jun 2018 at 1650 AEST | 1850 NZST

It has been reported this afternoon that seven people have been hospitalised and 14 more are sick with salmonella from alfalfa sprouts in South Australia. Expert Reaction. These comments have been collated by the Science Media Centre to provide a Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Seven hospitalised in SA with salmonella from alfalfa sprouts - Scimex