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AI is still simple because we don't yet understand ourselves
Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a long way off achieving human-like learning and perception because we know so little about how these processes work in ourselves, say international researchers. Our learning can grow without prior knowledge or Read more about AI is still simple because we don't yet understand ourselves - Scimex
InternationalWeizmann Institute of Science, Israel -
Penis development in womb requires more than testosterone
PLOS Biology
Testosterone isn't the only hormone in the game when it comes to penis development in the womb, according to research from the UK.During development of the male fetus, the testes release testosterone which needs to be converted into another hormone Read more about Penis development in womb requires more than testosterone - Scimex
InternationalUniversity of Aberdeen, UK -
Seismic waves used to map Earth's upper and lower mantle
Science
Scientists using earthquakes and their seismic echoes to map the boundary of the upper and lower mantle's have revealed a previously unidentified roughness between the layers. This roughness suggests that some regions of the boundary are Read more about Seismic waves used to map Earth's upper and lower mantle - Scimex
InternationalChinese Academy of Sciences, China -
The formula for a beautiful face
JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery
A US plastic surgeon has tried to come up with a formula for the most beautiful face possible by asking 419 of his patients to rank 11 sets of 43 digitally-adjusted photos and line drawings of actual faces. Factors being considered were position of Read more about The formula for a beautiful face - Scimex
InternationalAesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery, USA -
Safer bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients a step closer
Clinical Cancer Research
Queensland researchers have conducted Australia’s first clinical trial using genetically engineered immune cells to make bone marrow transplantation for blood cancer safer. The research was led by QIMR Berghofer scientist Dr Siok Tey and published Read more about Safer bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients a step closer - Scimex
Australia; QLDQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute -
Researchers crack mystery of maternal mortality rates through prehistory
Current Anthropology
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed the first method for determining maternal mortality rates in prehistoric populations based on archaeological records. Until now there has been no way to measure how many women Read more about Researchers crack mystery of maternal mortality rates through prehistory - Scimex
Australia; ACTThe Australian National University -
Disadvantaged children get a better start to life with ongoing nurse home visits
Official Journal of American Paediatrics
New research has found that disadvantaged children would get a better start to life if maternal and child health nurses regularly visited their homes in the first two years to help their mothers improve parenting skills. A team of Australian Read more about Disadvantaged children get a better start to life with ongoing nurse home visits - Scimex
Australia; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) -
Building better robots that can get a grip
Science Robotics
QUT researchers are working on how robots can be taught to grasp objects in real-world situations. Media Release. From:Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The Amazon grant coincides with the publication of a separate ground-breaking study Read more about Building better robots that can get a grip - Scimex
Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT) -
Pilot plant to turn sugarcane waste into biofuel and beer bottles
QUT researchers and Mercurius Australia have commenced work on a pilot plant to prove the economic viability of turning sugarcane waste into either jet and diesel fuel or chemicals that could be used to make plastic soft drink and beer bottles. Read more about Pilot plant to turn sugarcane waste into biofuel and beer bottles - Scimex
Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT) -
Native turtles face extinction in South Australia
Scientific Reports
Western Sydney University has contributed to new Australian research into native turtle populations in the Murray River and some of its associated waterways. The study finds that species are in decline in the lower Murray River region, and some were Read more about Native turtles face extinction in South Australia - Scimex
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SAWestern Sydney University -
EXPERT REACTION: Childhood trigger of coeliac disease
The BMJ
A common intestinal virus may be a trigger for coeliac disease in children who have a genetic predisposition to the disease, say international researchers. One in five children with particular genes that make them more likely to become coeliac Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Childhood trigger of coeliac disease - Scimex
InternationalNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway -
Queensland road trip set to test Artificial Intelligence on real Aussie roads
QUT researchers will take an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system on a road trip of south-east Queensland to ensure the autonomous cars of the future will be smart enough to handle tough Australian road conditions. Media Release. From:Queensland Read more about Queensland road trip set to test Artificial Intelligence on real Aussie roads - Scimex
Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT) -
Trees remember heatwaves
Functional Ecology
An Aussie eucalypt can ‘remember’ past exposure to extreme heat, which makes the tree and its offspring better able to cope with future heatwaves, according to new research from Macquarie University. This finding could have important Read more about Trees remember heatwaves - Scimex
Australia; NSWMacquarie University -
Canny Australia may have saved $5.42bn on hep C drugs by 2020
New England Journal of Medicine
Australia negotiated a deal for drugs to treat hepatitis C in 2015 that guaranteed an unlimited five year supply for $1bn. With 104, 223 patients predicted to be treated by the time the deal runs out, Australia will have saved itself a whopping Read more about Canny Australia may have saved $5.42bn on hep C drugs by 2020 - Scimex
Australia; InternationalGraduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland -
The lizard and the egg: Liolaemus lizards break golden rule of biology
Evolution
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have made a remarkable discovery about a group of lizards, and how they've managed to thrive in extreme conditions on one of the world's highest mountain ranges. Funder: Becas Chile‐CONICYT Read more about The lizard and the egg: Liolaemus lizards break golden rule of biology - Scimex
Australia; ACTThe Australian National University -
Treating insomnia improves back pain
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
A new analysis from the University of Sydney shows treatment for insomnia can help to reduce back pain, further enforcing the complex link between sleep and pain. Media Release. From:The University of Sydney. A new analysis from the University of Read more about Treating insomnia improves back pain - Scimex
Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney -
Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk, but there’s a solution
PLOS One
Middle aged women in Australia aren’t getting the message about the proven link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, at a time when more are drinking while cancer rates in their age bracket are increasing, according to a new study. More Read more about Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk, but there’s a solution - Scimex
Australia; SAFlinders University -
How poor sleep causes heart disease (in mice)
Nature
US scientists subjected mice to long-term fragmented sleep and found they were more anxious, more prone to inflammation, and had a larger build up of atherosclerotic plaques in their arteries than well-rested rodents. They also had less of a protein Read more about How poor sleep causes heart disease (in mice) - Scimex
InternationalMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA -
Reprogrammed human pancreatic cells relieve diabetes in mice
Nature
Not all types of human pancreatic cell can produce insulin, but international scientists have reprogrammed those that don't to produce it, and say injecting the reprogrammed cells into mice with diabetes relieved their symptoms. The cells were Read more about Reprogrammed human pancreatic cells relieve diabetes in mice - Scimex
InternationalUniversity of Geneva, Switzerland -
Gender and cultural bias exists against teachers at university level
PLOS One
Students are more likely to rate male university teachers higher than their female counterparts in some areas of STEM and Business, according to Australia’s largest review of student experience surveys. The study, published today in PLOS ONE, Read more about Gender and cultural bias exists against teachers at university level - Scimex
Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales
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