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Bumblebees can partner up to get the job done
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Far from going it alone, bumblebees may look to cooperate to solve tasks, according to international researchers. Pairs of buff-tailed bumblebees were trained, in pairs or individually, to push a lego brick or open a door to access a nectar reward. Read more about Bumblebees can partner up to get the job done
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Wall of death workout uses 'the force' to keep astronauts fit on the moon
Royal Society Open Science
An out-of-this-world workout could keep astronauts fit in space and you can practice here on Earth (as long as you have access to a ‘Wall of Death’ and some bungee cord). Researchers ran horizontally around a cylinder - the motorcyclist's Read more about Wall of death workout uses 'the force' to keep astronauts fit on the moon
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One-two punch treatment delivers blood cancer knockout
Cancer Cell
A new combination of two cancer drugs has shown great potential as a future treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), one of the most common types of blood cancers. A new study by WEHI researchers has revealed the combination of two Read more about One-two punch treatment delivers blood cancer knockout
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What happens to your brain chip if its billionaire funder gets bored of the idea?
JAMA Network Open
Researchers studying neural implants have come to an agreement on what it means to "abandon" the device – ie, for the manufacturer to stop supporting it while it's still implanted in someone's brain. Neural implants will be increasingly abandoned Read more about What happens to your brain chip if its billionaire funder gets bored of the idea?
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Some types of exercise may put you at a higher risk of knee osteoarthritis
JAMA Network Open
Weight-bearing recreational exercise could increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis in some people, according to international research. While the team say previous research has shown exercise, in general, doesn't increase your risk of knee Read more about Some types of exercise may put you at a higher risk of knee osteoarthritis
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Self-digesting plastic could be better, faster, stonger
Nature Communications
International researchers have developed a self-digesting plastic, which they say could not only help reduce plastic pollution, but also strengthen the plastic itself. The team developed a biodegradable version of the commercial plastic polyurethane, Read more about Self-digesting plastic could be better, faster, stonger
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NZ's media laws are out of date and bad for democracy
Seventeen separate Acts of Parliament need updating to keep pace with modern media landscape, an NZ media researcher argues in a new paper. The author says that successive governments have failed to keep pace with the changing needs of the media and Read more about NZ's media laws are out of date and bad for democracy
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Walking for transport at least once a week may help some older people live longer
BMJ Public Health
Older adults who walked for transport instead of taking a car, at least once a week, lived longer than those who didn’t, Monash University-led research has found. Published in BMJ Public Health, the observational study looked at transport-related Read more about Walking for transport at least once a week may help some older people live longer
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Tsetse fly protein provides anticoagulant with its own on-off switch
Nature Biotechnology
A completely novel way to develop 'supramolecules' for drug discovery could have application in immunotherapy as well as this design for an anticoagulant with on-demand reversibility. Researchers at the University of Sydney and University of Geneva Read more about Tsetse fly protein provides anticoagulant with its own on-off switch
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Almost half of people with common heart arrhythmia die within 10 years of hospitalisation
European Heart Journal
Forty-five per cent of patients admitted to hospital for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Australia and New Zealand die within a decade, according to University of Queensland research. Forty-five per cent of patients admitted to hospital for atrial Read more about Almost half of people with common heart arrhythmia die within 10 years of hospitalisation
Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland