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Bringing new life to an ancient nut
Food Research International
A culturally significant Australian nut dating back to Jurassic times could have a big future thanks to University of Queensland-led research revealing its substantial health benefits. Dr Jaqueline Moura Nadolny from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Read more about Bringing new life to an ancient nut
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What keeps NZ’s conservation volunteers motivated?
Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Volunteers are an essential force behind many NZ conservation projects, and the government is increasingly relying on volunteers to help achieve biodiversity goals and drive national conservation initiatives, such as Predator Free 2050. However, Read more about What keeps NZ’s conservation volunteers motivated?
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Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns meant high stress, demand and pressure for social workers and human services staff
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Australian researchers interviewed 12 Melbourne-based social workers and human services staff about their experience of the city's extensive and stringent COVID-19 lockdowns, and analysed their responses to help inform practices and policies in the Read more about Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns meant high stress, demand and pressure for social workers and human services staff
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Women with BRCA genes who get breast cancer within 10 years of giving birth more likely to die
JAMA Network Open
US and UK scientists looked at data for 903 British women with cancer-causing BRCA genes, and found those who were diagnosed with breast cancer within 10 years of giving birth were more likely to die from the disease than women who were diagnosed Read more about Women with BRCA genes who get breast cancer within 10 years of giving birth more likely to die
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It's what you eat, not when you eat, that helps you lose weight on a time-restricted eating diet
Annals of Internal Medicine
The natural reduction in calories a person consumes when doing a time-restricted eating diet is likely the reason they lose weight, rather than the time window itself, according to international researchers. The team randomly assigned 41 adults with Read more about It's what you eat, not when you eat, that helps you lose weight on a time-restricted eating diet
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Uncovering key players in gene silencing: Insights into plant growth and human diseases
Nature Plants
Monash University biologists have shed light on the intricate molecular mechanisms that are responsible for gene silencing induced by expanded repeats in an international study published today in Nature Plants. Monash University biologists have shed Read more about Uncovering key players in gene silencing: Insights into plant growth and human diseases
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New link between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the cardiovascular system found
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
New research published today in the journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology sheds light on disease mechanisms common to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). New research published today in the Read more about New link between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the cardiovascular system found
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Do-do, do-do, do-do baby sharks prefer to be close to shore? Yes, say scientists
Frontiers in Marine Science
Young great white sharks gather in nurseries in shallow waters close to shore, a very different habitat to that favoured by adults, according to US scientists. Studying a population off California, including 22 tagged sharks aged between one and six Read more about Do-do, do-do, do-do baby sharks prefer to be close to shore? Yes, say scientists
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Dynamic DNA structures and the formation of memory
An international collaborative research team, including scientists from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), has discovered a novel mechanism underlying memory involving rapid changes in a specific DNA structure. The team found that the DNA Read more about Dynamic DNA structures and the formation of memory
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How a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring, in mice
Nature Communications
A mice study suggests a father’s diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived. New research, published in Nature Communications, finds that the macronutrient balance in the diet of Read more about How a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring, in mice
Australia; International; NSWThe University of Sydney|University of Copenhagen