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The popular kids in school may be sleeping less
Frontiers in Sleep
Popular teens sleep 27 minutes less than their less popular peers, according to international research, which also found that popular girls experience more insomnia symptoms than boys. The researchers asked a sample of over 1,300 Swedish teenagers Read more about The popular kids in school may be sleeping less
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Revised dating of the Liujiang skeleton renews understanding of human occupation of China
Nature Communications
In a new international study, researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang human fossils, shedding light on the presence of Homo sapiens in the region. Using advanced dating techniques including Read more about Revised dating of the Liujiang skeleton renews understanding of human occupation of China
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Keeping the noise down for critical patients
HERD: Health Environments Research & Digital Design Journal
New research by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Fiona Stanley Hospital is aiming to decrease noise levels in intensive care units (ICUs) by implementing improvements in acoustic design. Keeping the noise down for critical patientsNew research by Read more about Keeping the noise down for critical patients
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New global care standards to help those living with advanced cancer
JCO Oncology Practice
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Associate Professor Nicolas Hart has led the development of new global care standards to help those living with advanced cancer. In the past, advanced or metastatic cancers were rapidly fatal, however with new Read more about New global care standards to help those living with advanced cancer
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Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires pose significant challenges to power providers Read more about Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires
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Mapping 50 million human cells and uncovering the genetic fingerprints of disease
The Garvan Institute plans to map 50 million human cells from 10,000 people to identify unique genomic fingerprints of autoimmune diseases, heart diseases and cancer, building on the early success of a clinical trial for Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s Read more about Mapping 50 million human cells and uncovering the genetic fingerprints of disease
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Carbon-capturing chemistry could be used to produce 'carbon negative concrete'
Royal Society Open Science
Harnessing chemical processes that capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could allow for carbon-negative production of concrete, according to international researchers. The team experimented with olivine - a mineral commonly found in the Read more about Carbon-capturing chemistry could be used to produce 'carbon negative concrete'
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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
Australia; VICWEHI|The University of Melbourne|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre...