The challenge of communicating disaster risks examined

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1358 AEDT | 1558 NZDT

Progress in Disaster Science

How do we successfully communicate risk before and during a disaster? An international author team, which includes former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, writes in an editorial about the importance of communicating risk early, the constant Read more about The challenge of communicating disaster risks examined

Views on Waitangi Day may not be as divisive as some think

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1238 AEDT | 1438 NZDT

Journal of Intercultural Relations

Data pulled from the 2015 New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study show most Māori and Pākehā support (51%) rather than oppose (8%) Waitangi Day as a national celebration of biculturalism. The team found that age, among other factors, was a key Read more about Views on Waitangi Day may not be as divisive as some think

Childhood dementia - insights from the eyes

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1230 AEDT | 1430 NZDT

Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Is the eye a window to the brain in Sanfilippo syndrome, an untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia, Australian researchers ask in a new publication. The findings of the NHMRC-funded project, just published in international journal Acta Read more about Childhood dementia - insights from the eyes

Perth’s Aboriginal babies show first signs of ear disease at just eight weeks

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1130 AEDT | 1330 NZDT

Deafness and Educational International

Telethon Kids Institute researchers have found close to 40 per cent of Aboriginal babies begin to develop middle ear infections between two and four months of age in a first of its kind study in metropolitan Perth. By six – eight months this Read more about Perth’s Aboriginal babies show first signs of ear disease at just eight weeks

Children's Word of the Year - 'virus'

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1130 AEDT | 1330 NZDT

Three million Australian schoolchildren’s most-used words in a writing exercise give valuable insights into the minds of school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a disrupted school year of remote learning and virtual classrooms Read more about Children's Word of the Year - 'virus'

Getting a grip on better health

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1100 AEDT | 1300 NZDT

Nature and Science of Sleep

Men with muscles like a young Arnold Schwarzenegger or a top weightlifter look powerful but a handshake will give away whether they’re a healthy specimen – or at risk of a chronic disease or premature ageing, experts say. Medical researchers in Read more about Getting a grip on better health

VR headsets and hypnosis may help distract patients undergoing medical procedures

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 1001 AEDT | 1201 NZDT

Euroanaesthesia congress

Virtual reality headsets or medical hypnosis may help with pain and anxiety in patients undergoing short but painful medical procedures, according to Belgian scientists. They split 104 patients undergoing procedures into three groups. All received Read more about VR headsets and hypnosis may help distract patients undergoing medical procedures

Men tuning into Insta-spiration

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT

Body Image

New research confirms men and teens are affected by Instagram influencers who set global benchmarks for ideal body shape, fashion and even facial trends. While perhaps not as focused on ‘thinness’ as women appear to be from female influencers, Read more about Men tuning into Insta-spiration

Has quality suffered in the rush to publish COVID-19 research?

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

MJA

An Australian analysis of research papers on COVID-19 published in five of the world's leading medical journals has found many differed from papers published in the same journals that were not about COVID-19. The researchers say three times as many Read more about Has quality suffered in the rush to publish COVID-19 research?

Mental ill-health major contributor to Australian youth suicide

Publicly released: Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

MJA

The majority of young Australians who died by suicide between 2006 and 2015 had either a diagnosed or a likely mental health disorder, yet more than two-thirds were not in contact with mental health services at the time of their deaths, an analysis Read more about Mental ill-health major contributor to Australian youth suicide