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Stresses leading to self harm change with age
New Zealand Medical Journal
Older people who self harm are more likely to report physical illness as a stress leading up to the attempt, compared to middle-aged people who are more likely to report relationship separation and financial trouble. A study comparing self harm in Read more about Stresses leading to self harm change with age - Scimex
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland|Auckland Regional Psychiatric Registrar Training Programme -
Cantabrians' health dipped then improved after quakes
New Zealand Medical Journal
People living in Christchurch for the 22 February 2011 earthquake experienced ebbs and flows in their physical and mental health in the years after the quake. Researchers using data from the Ministry of Health's New Zealand Health Surveys from Read more about Cantabrians' health dipped then improved after quakes - Scimex
New ZealandVictoria University of Wellington -
Minimal risk of firefighting foam chemical in eels
New Zealand Medical Journal
Chemicals from firefighting foam have been reported around airports around New Zealand, but the levels in a Taranaki stream pose little threat to humans, according to University of Canterbury researchers. They were addressing concerns that Read more about Minimal risk of firefighting foam chemical in eels - Scimex
New ZealandUniversity of Canterbury -
Didn't finish those antibiotics? Short courses may be just as good
Australian Prescriber
Short courses of antibiotics lasting just five days may be as effective as standard ones for most common infections, according to Australian experts. This is not just good news for those of us that struggle to remember to take the last few tablets Read more about Didn't finish those antibiotics? Short courses may be just as good - Scimex
Australia; QLD; ACTBond University|Canberra Hospital -
Doctors’ conscientious objection to abortion can affect women’s health
BMC Medical Ethics
Some Victorian health professionals who conscientiously object to abortion are breaking the law by not referring patients to another professional who doesn’t object, new Victorian research has found. Media Release. From:The University of Read more about Doctors’ conscientious objection to abortion can affect women’s health - Scimex
Australia; VICThe University of Melbourne -
EXPERT REACTION: Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission
The findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission set up by the South Australian Governor in 2018 have been made public today. Below experts respond to the Commission's report and recommendations. Attachments:. Web page. Royal Commission Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Scimex
Australia; NSW; VIC; SAThe University of Sydney|The Australian National University... -
Aquaculture experts to deliver vision for north Australian industry
Leading Australian aquaculture researchers will team up with key industry players to deliver a vision for a commercially viable aquaculture industry across northern Australia, in the latest Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Read more about Aquaculture experts to deliver vision for north Australian industry - Scimex
Australia; QLDCRCNA -
End-of-life Law for Clinicians online course
Some people receiving end of life care may not receive adequate pain and symptom relief when some clinicians who, unsure of the law, under-medicate due to concerns about legal liability. A new free online course, End of Life Law for Clinicians, aims Read more about End-of-life Law for Clinicians online course - Scimex
Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT) -
People needed to sleep for science
The effect of sleep on learning is the focus of a study by University of Queensland researchers. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how overnight sleep can influence learning new words. Media Release. From:The University of Queensland. The Read more about People needed to sleep for science - Scimex
Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland -
The Aussie plants facing extinction
Australian Journal of Botany
New research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has identified the top 100 Australian plant species at risk of extinction. Dr Jennifer Silcock from the University of Queensland said knowing which plants are at greatest risk gives us a chance to Read more about The Aussie plants facing extinction - Scimex
Australia; QLDThreatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Programme... -
For dieters, breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day
The BMJ
Did you skip breakfast this morning or do you consider it the most important meal of the day? Australian researchers have found that when it comes to weight loss, the breakfast skippers might be on to something. They grouped a host of studies that Read more about For dieters, breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day - Scimex
Australia; VICMonash University -
Admin 'angels' free up emergency doctors and save healthcare dollars
The BMJ
An Aussie study of emergency doctors who use 'scribes' - medical or pre-medical students who cover admin such as taking patient notes, printing, and arranging tests and appointments - found that scribes increased doctors' productivity by 15.9 per Read more about Admin 'angels' free up emergency doctors and save healthcare dollars - Scimex
Australia; VIC; ACTMonash University|The Australian National University... -
Dull feathers don't give fairy-wrens a low profile
The American Naturalist
The long-held belief that flamboyant feathers attract the girls but put you in danger from being spotted by predators has been challenged by new research on Australian fairy-wrens. A study led by the University of Auckland found 3D-printed models of Read more about Dull feathers don't give fairy-wrens a low profile - Scimex
Australia; New Zealand; VICUniversity of Auckland|The Australian National University... -
Vaping could help you quit smoking, but there's a catch - you might not stop vaping
New England Journal of Medicine
If you're trying to quit smoking, you could have more luck with e-cigarettes than nicotine patches or gum, according to international research, but you might just be replacing one habit with another. The study provided 886 smokers with either an Read more about Vaping could help you quit smoking, but there's a catch - you might not stop vaping - Scimex
InternationalQueen Mary University of London, UK -
ANU researchers solve the riddle of our most unique fish
PLOS One
A great mystery around one of our most unique fish species - the Australian lungfish - has been solved by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). Media Release. From:The Australian National University. A great mystery around one of Read more about ANU researchers solve the riddle of our most unique fish - Scimex
Australia; QLD; ACTThe Australian National University -
Study debunks autism intervention myths
PLOS One
Autism intervention is an area highly susceptible to misinformation. A new study has found that optimised-debunking interventions are effective in reducing support for practices not backed by research. Eighty-six people including early childhood Read more about Study debunks autism intervention myths - Scimex
Australia; QLDGriffith University -
How old are those Denisovan fossils?
Nature
Two papers on the ancient Denisovans - mysterious ancestors of modern humans - have provided information that suggests a timeline for their occupation in the Denisova Cave in Siberia, say Australian and international researchers. The first paper Read more about How old are those Denisovan fossils? - Scimex
Australia; NSWUniversity of Wollongong|Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany -
Harnessing light for a solar-powered chemical industry
ACS Applied Energy Materials
New technology that harnesses sunlight to drive chemical reactions is paving the way for a more sustainable chemical manufacturing industry, one of the globe’s biggest energy users. Funder: ARC Future Fellowship. Media Release. From:RMIT Read more about Harnessing light for a solar-powered chemical industry - Scimex
Australia; VICRMIT University -
Unscrambling the reasons Aussie birds lay coloured eggs
Royal Society Open Science
The colourful eggs laid by Aussie magpies can’t be explained by just one thing, Aussie researchers have found. The reason why bird eggs come in ranges of colours and patterns have long been debated, and Australian researchers set out to see if Read more about Unscrambling the reasons Aussie birds lay coloured eggs - Scimex
Australia; NSWMacquarie University -
Aussie 'lovenator dinosaurs have a new cousin
Royal Society Open Science
Australian palaeontologists have discovered a new theropod - a type of dinosaur with three toes and hollow bones; which includes the tyrannosaur - in a town in rural NSW which belongs to a species very similar to the Australovenator and Allosaurus. Read more about Aussie 'lovenator dinosaurs have a new cousin - Scimex
Australia; NSWThe University of New England
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