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What can we look out for to prevent suicidal thoughts in our teens?
JAMA Network Open
This media release contains information some readers may find distressing as it refers to data about mental health, suicide and self-harm. If you or anyone you know needs help, support is available now. Call Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue on Read more about What can we look out for to prevent suicidal thoughts in our teens?
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New community resources to tackle extremism and disinformation
Important new online resources aimed at tackling extremism and disinformation in the community have been launched in Western Australia. Important new online resources aimed at tackling extremism and disinformation in the community have been launched Read more about New community resources to tackle extremism and disinformation
Australia; WACurtin University -
Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges
Health Promotional International
Flinders University researchers say that cohesive and collaborative action from preventive health communicators and organisations is needed to inform young people about the devastating harms of vaping. Flinders University researchers investigated Read more about Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges
Australia; SAFlinders University -
Moderately or late preterm babies have higher risks of brain development disorders
The BMJ
Babies born moderately preterm (32-33 weeks) or late preterm (34-36 weeks) are more likely to be diagnosed with a range of brain development disorders into their teens, according to international research. The team looked at diagnoses of motor, Read more about Moderately or late preterm babies have higher risks of brain development disorders
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Women still at risk even after breast cancer is caught early
The BMJ
Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - a type of breast cancer that is localised and hasn't spread past the milk ducts - are around four times more likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than Read more about Women still at risk even after breast cancer is caught early
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It’s time to address the high rate of Australians with disabilities addicted to smoking
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
According to a new analysis, almost a quarter of Australians with disabilities smoke, compared to just 12. 6% of the wider population. While the number of Australians smoking is declining, the barriers for people with disabilities mean targeted Read more about It’s time to address the high rate of Australians with disabilities addicted to smoking
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Obesity spiked in children during COVID-19 lockdowns—only the youngest bounced back
PLOS ONE
Obesity among UK primary school kids spiked during the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to international researchers who estimate that without reversals, increased obesity rates in Year 6 children alone will cost society an additional £800 million in Read more about Obesity spiked in children during COVID-19 lockdowns—only the youngest bounced back
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How does HIV get into the cell’s centre to kickstart infection?
Nature
UNSW Sydney medical scientists have cracked a mystery whose solution has long eluded researchers. The team have discovered how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) breaches the cell nucleus to establish infection, a finding that has implications Read more about How does HIV get into the cell’s centre to kickstart infection?
Australia; International; NSW; QLDThe University of New South Wales -
Groundwater may be rapidly declining in aquifers globally
Nature
Groundwater stored in aquifers across the globe may face declines of over 0. 5 metres per year in the 21st century, according to international researchers who conducted an analysis of around 170,000 monitoring wells in over 40 countries. The team Read more about Groundwater may be rapidly declining in aquifers globally
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Lingering symptoms remain common six months after a sports-related concussion
JAMA Network Open
People who have a sports-related concussion are less likely to have prolonged mental health symptoms than those whose concussion was not sports-related, but they are similarly likely to have prolonged physical symptoms, according to international Read more about Lingering symptoms remain common six months after a sports-related concussion
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SMC Taiwan News Briefing: Prior dengue and Japanese encephalitis exposure may offer protection against Zika virus
Communications Biology
Taiwanese researchers have reported the discovery of antibodies that can suppress the Zika virus in Taiwanese people who have been infected with dengue fever and vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis. These findings could help the development of Read more about SMC Taiwan News Briefing: Prior dengue and Japanese encephalitis exposure may offer protection against Zika virus
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What drives us to be anonymous online
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
University of Queensland researchers have found there are two key reasons people choose to be anonymous online – self-expression or toxic behaviour. University of Queensland researchers have found there are two key reasons people choose to be Read more about What drives us to be anonymous online
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Tropical cyclone-related deaths vary widely between countries, NZ sees most respiratory deaths
PLOS Medicine
An Australian-led analysis of deaths from all causes, heart problems, and respiratory conditions during tropical cyclones in 18 countries that experienced a total of 382 cyclones between 1980 and 2019 found the most deaths occurred in Guatemala, Read more about Tropical cyclone-related deaths vary widely between countries, NZ sees most respiratory deaths
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Addressing coercion in mental healthcare
BJPsych Open
Finding a common goal for action to address coercion in mental healthcare is the goal of a new paper which identifies what the World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Psychiatry Association (WPA) agree on. Coercive practices are widespread in Read more about Addressing coercion in mental healthcare
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Centralised social networks potentially hinder innovation by making decision-making too similar
People and Nature
Social systems where influence is centred around one or two individuals can lead to pack mentality and groupthink in farming communities, according to new research at the University of Sydney and Stockholm University. Social systems where influence Read more about Centralised social networks potentially hinder innovation by making decision-making too similar
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Detecting bowel cancer without a poo test
Nature Communications
An international team of researchers from Adelaide and the United States has opened the door to non-stool-based bowel cancer detection, by showing that a probiotic bacteria already being used to treat gut disorders, can be engineered to reveal the Read more about Detecting bowel cancer without a poo test
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EXPERT REACTION: Doomsday clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, keepers of the iconic ‘Doomsday Clock’, has announced the clock will remain at 90 seconds to midnight, equal to last year and the closest to midnight it has ever been. Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Doomsday clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight
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Experts say livestock transport regulations in Australia and New Zealand are not fit for purpose
Royal Society Open Science
UK and Canadian experts reviewed livestock transportation regulations in five English-speaking Western jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the EU and the USA), and say laws are too vague or insufficient to be fit for purpose. The authors Read more about Experts say livestock transport regulations in Australia and New Zealand are not fit for purpose
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Humpback whales move back and forth so their songs are heard
Royal Society Open Science
The ocean is a party, and humpback whales like to move to quieter corners at night so they can be heard, according to international researchers (well, kinda). The team monitored the locations of singing whales off the coast of Maui, Hawaii using Read more about Humpback whales move back and forth so their songs are heard
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Want crispier carrots? Don't cut them lengthwise
Royal Society Open Science
Researchers from the UK carr-a-lot about your hummus it seems, as they have discovered why carrots curl up and become too weak to dip. The team found cut carrots to curl over time due to residual stresses from the circular layers they form as they Read more about Want crispier carrots? Don't cut them lengthwise
InternationalUniversity of Bath, UK
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