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EXPERT REACTION: BoM Annual Climate Statement 2023
The Bureau of Meteorology has today released their Annual Climate Statement 2023 report which analyses Australia's temperature, rainfall, water, oceans, sea ice, significant weather and influences during the last year. The report includes that 2023 Read more about EXPERT REACTION: BoM Annual Climate Statement 2023
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Film posters are getting closer to reflecting the diverse population of the US
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Movie posters for films coming out of the USA are still dominated by white faces, but they are much more reflective of the US population than they were, according to international research. The team trained an algorithm to assign faces into four Read more about Film posters are getting closer to reflecting the diverse population of the US
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Problematic ‘zombie leadership’ lives on
The Leadership Quarterly
Outdated perceptions of leadership persist across society despite being repeatedly debunked, University of Queensland research has found. Outdated perceptions of leadership persist across society despite being repeatedly debunked, University of Read more about Problematic ‘zombie leadership’ lives on
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After a heart attack in hospital, chances of survival drop rapidly as the duration of CPR increases
The BMJ
Your chances of surviving while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a heart attack in hospital decline rapidly from 22% after one minute to less than 1% after 39 minutes, according to US scientists. They also found the chances of Read more about After a heart attack in hospital, chances of survival drop rapidly as the duration of CPR increases
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Online group course can help people with long COVID improve their health
The BMJ
An online group course offering exercise and psychological support to people with long COVID can help improve their health, according to a team of researchers, including an Australian, who say the course is a cost-effective way to treat more people Read more about Online group course can help people with long COVID improve their health
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What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700m years ago? Scientists now have an answer
Geology
Inspired during field work in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, Australian geoscientists have proposed that all-time low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions triggered a 57 million year-long global 'Sturtian' ice age. Australian geologists have used Read more about What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700m years ago? Scientists now have an answer
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Driving the WHO guidelines on preventing maternal deaths
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology,
New analysis by Burnet researchers has shown how care bundles can help improve health outcomes for women experiencing postpartum haemorrhage. Published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the study undertook a systematic review Read more about Driving the WHO guidelines on preventing maternal deaths
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EXPERT REACTION: No single solution for changing people's climate beliefs and behaviours
Science Advances
In order to reduce climate change, people's behaviour needs to change on a global level. Researchers tested 11 interventions on almost 60,000 participants from 63 countries, including New Zealand and Australia, to see what effect they had on Read more about EXPERT REACTION: No single solution for changing people's climate beliefs and behaviours
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; ACTUniversity of Canterbury|University of Auckland|Macquarie University... -
Aussie experts pave the way towards better measures of Alopecia severity
JAMA Dermatology
Aussie experts have led a study that brought together hair and scalp experts from around the world to identify the factors that define Alopecia areata severity, to try and better capture the impacts of the disease. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune Read more about Aussie experts pave the way towards better measures of Alopecia severity
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A move away from meat could help free up land for carbon removal
One Earth
Replacing half of our animal consumption with alternative protein sources over the next 25 years could free up farming land for renewable energy generation and carbon removal, according to international research. The team looked at the viability of Read more about A move away from meat could help free up land for carbon removal
InternationalLeiden University, The Netherlands