We ignore airborne spread of COVID-19 at our peril

Publicly released: Mon 6 Jul 2020 at 1230 AEST | 1430 NZST

Clinical Infectious Diseases

A plea issued by 239 scientists from around the world to recognise and mitigate airborne transmission of COVID-19 addressed to international health authorities is published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more about We ignore airborne spread of COVID-19 at our peril

Australian reptile research needs to move beyond university backyards

Publicly released: Mon 6 Jul 2020 at 0900 AEST | 1100 NZST

Scientific Reports

A team of Griffith University researchers found the strongest predictor of study sites for reptile research in Australia is proximity to universities. The study is the first continent-wide investigation of factors that influenced the location Read more about Australian reptile research needs to move beyond university backyards

Water injections to relieve back pain in labour no longer ‘midwifery voodoo’

Publicly released: Mon 6 Jul 2020 at 0900 AEST | 1100 NZST

EClinicalMedicine

Sterile water injections have been found to provide effective pain relief for women with labour back pain. In this new research led by The University of Queensland, women who received the water injections reported their pain reduced by at least half, Read more about Water injections to relieve back pain in labour no longer ‘midwifery voodoo’

Demand for COVID-19 rehab places could be the next strain on our health system

Publicly released: Mon 6 Jul 2020 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

MJA

Many rehabilitation units are not prepared to meet needs of survivors of COVID-19 and subsequent waves of the virus would strain the rehabilitation sector, say health experts. Hospital rehabilitation units are almost always working to capacity, Read more about Demand for COVID-19 rehab places could be the next strain on our health system

New guidelines for children and adolescents with T2D

Publicly released: Mon 6 Jul 2020 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

Medical Journal of Australia

A team of paediatric specialists, including an expert from the University of Adelaide, has produced new guidelines regarding assessment and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Australian and New Zealand children and adolescents. Read more about New guidelines for children and adolescents with T2D

No time to be complacent about polio in Australia

Publicly released: Mon 6 Jul 2020 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

MJA

Polio is rare in Australia leading to a level of complacency among physicians, say Australian experts, who warn that recent outbreaks in Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Malaysia mean doctors need to step up their game. Although there are Read more about No time to be complacent about polio in Australia

Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide

Publicly released: Fri 3 Jul 2020 at 1900 AEST | 2100 NZST

Nature Communications

Trends that have seen heatwaves become hotter, longer and more frequent in almost every region of the world are accelerating according to new research published in Nature Communications. The researchers have also developed a new heatwave metric, Read more about Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide

New nano-engineering strategy shows potential for improved advanced energy storage

Publicly released: Fri 3 Jul 2020 at 1900 AEST | 2100 NZST

Nature Communications

Renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind and solar, needs large-scale energy storage systems. Recent promising research using beyond-lithium ion batteries have been hampered by a lack of suitable electrode materials. Scientists using a strategy Read more about New nano-engineering strategy shows potential for improved advanced energy storage

Novel biomarker discovery could lead to early diagnosis for deadly preeclampsia

Publicly released: Fri 3 Jul 2020 at 1800 AEST | 2000 NZST

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Preeclampsia is a dangerous condition that worldwide kills over 70,000 women and 500,000 babies each year. The discovery of two new biomarkers has the potential to predict key underlying causes of the disease and could lead to the early diagnosis Read more about Novel biomarker discovery could lead to early diagnosis for deadly preeclampsia

New group of trapdoor spiders discovered in eastern Australia

Publicly released: Fri 3 Jul 2020 at 1300 AEST | 1500 NZST

Cladistics

A new group of trapdoor spiders that builds burrows hidden by camouflaged doors has been discovered in eastern Australia. One of the almost 20 new species found in this group occurs in the suburbs of Brisbane. The research team from Griffith Read more about New group of trapdoor spiders discovered in eastern Australia