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EXPERT REACTION: Smoking has a lasting effect on immunity
Nature
Smokers have a reduced ability to fight off diseases, even long after quitting, French researchers have found. They investigated the effects of 136 environmental factors on 1000 people, finding that smoking had the greatest influence on their Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Smoking has a lasting effect on immunity
New Zealand; InternationalInstitut Pasteur, France -
Online images aren't keeping up when it comes to addressing gender bias
Nature
As we spend more time consuming images online and less time reading, international researchers say we could be exposing ourselves to greater gender bias. The team collected over a million images and billions of words across Google, Wikipedia and Read more about Online images aren't keeping up when it comes to addressing gender bias
InternationalUniversity of California, USA -
‘Beyond what’s possible’: new JWST observations unearth mysterious ancient galaxies
Nature
Our understanding of how galaxies form and the nature of dark matter could be completely upended, after new observations of a stellar population bigger than the Milky Way from more than 11 billion years ago that should not exist. Our understanding Read more about ‘Beyond what’s possible’: new JWST observations unearth mysterious ancient galaxies
Australia; International; VICSwinburne University of Technology -
Major discovery points to more potent, durable RNA-based therapeutics
Nature
Australian scientists have made a major discovery that could underpin the next generation of RNA-based therapeutics, and lead to more potent and longer-lasting RNA-based drugs with an even wider array of potential uses. Australian scientists have Read more about Major discovery points to more potent, durable RNA-based therapeutics
Australia; VIC; SAPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre|University of South Australia -
Long Covid affects how people think
JAMA Network Open
A recent survey of US residents reveals that cognitive symptoms are a common struggle for people suffering from Long Covid. These symptoms include having trouble concentrating, issues with remembering (such as forgetting to take medicine or buy Read more about Long Covid affects how people think
InternationalWeill Cornell Medicine, USA -
Crunchtime for crash site data collection
Accident Analysis & Prevention
A new study into the police and hospital data recorded after major road accidents has given key insights into better management of traffic safety and public health strategies – particularly for the most vulnerable road users. Injury Studies Read more about Crunchtime for crash site data collection
Australia; QLD; SAFlinders University|Queensland University of Technology (QUT)... -
Barriers to young adults seeking help for eating disorders
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
With only one in four young adults seeking help for an eating disorder, a new study by Flinders University experts flags a number of problems preventing more people from using an effective early intervention service program available in the community Read more about Barriers to young adults seeking help for eating disorders
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'You're such an ape!' Playful teasing seen in our primate cousins
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
US and German researchers say they have seen spontaneous playful teasing in four species of great apes. The team say they created a coding system that can identify when apes are being playful and teasing, and applied it to videos of apes in zoos. Read more about 'You're such an ape!' Playful teasing seen in our primate cousins
InternationalMax Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Germany -
Wētā use wood to cross the ocean and settle on sub-Antarctic islands
Royal Society Open Science
Tokoriro or cave wētā (also known as cave crickets) aren't only found in Aotearoa. More than 800 recognised species are found worldwide, including on subantarctic islands near New Zealand. To find out how these island wētā species are related Read more about Wētā use wood to cross the ocean and settle on sub-Antarctic islands
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Cane toad vs. lung worm: An arms race to see who has a leg-up
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
The battle between cane toads and a parasitic lungworm is an evolutionary arms race, and at the invasion front, it's the lungworms that may have a leg-up. Cane toads were introduced to Australia in the 1930s and they didn’t come alone. The toads Read more about Cane toad vs. lung worm: An arms race to see who has a leg-up
Australia; NSWMacquarie University|The University of New South Wales