EXPERT REACTION: No long-term link between video games and aggressive behaviour in youth

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0901 AEST | 1101 NZST

Royal Society Open Science

There’s no evidence to show a long-term link between aggressive video games and youth aggression, according to a new meta-analysis of 28 studies comprising around 21,000 participants. Overall, evidence suggested that violent video games did not Read more about EXPERT REACTION: No long-term link between video games and aggressive behaviour in youth

Early menstruation linked to increased menopause symptoms

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0900 AEST | 1100 NZST

BJOG

Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a University of Queensland study. Researchers analysed data from more than 18,000 middle aged women across the UK, USA and Read more about Early menstruation linked to increased menopause symptoms

Giant Sunfish larva identified for the first time - and it is tiny

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0600 AEST | 0800 NZST

Australian and New Zealand scientists have, for the first time, successfully identified the tiny larva of the giant Bump-head Sunfish (Mola alexandrini). Led by sunfish expert, Dr Marianne Nyegaard from the Auckland War Museum in collaboration with Read more about Giant Sunfish larva identified for the first time - and it is tiny

Queensland hearts can't beat the heat

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS Medicine

Extreme temperatures - both hot and cold - are known risk factors for heart issues, and international researchers, including Aussies, say that Queenslanders are being increasingly hospitalised for heart disease, likely due in part to climate change. Read more about Queensland hearts can't beat the heat

Both government and indivduals working together are our best bet in the COVID-19 fight

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS Medicine

Combining self-imposed prevention measures such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and social distancing, with government-imposed social distancing is our best bet in delaying a peak in COVID-19 cases and keeping case numbers as low as possible, Read more about Both government and indivduals working together are our best bet in the COVID-19 fight

Blood test identifies cancer up to four years before doctors do

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Nature Communications

An international team of researchers has developed a blood test that could potentially be used to detect certain kinds of cancer up to four years before a conventional doctor’s diagnosis. The PanSeer test correctly detected five common types of Read more about Blood test identifies cancer up to four years before doctors do

New tropical cyclone outlook model has potential to save lives in the Pacific

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

Scientific Reports

People in Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and other island nations in the Southwest Pacific will have months more to prepare for tropical cyclones, thanks to a new outlook model published today in Read more about New tropical cyclone outlook model has potential to save lives in the Pacific

More work crucial to help our soil recover from bushfires

Publicly released: Wed 22 Jul 2020 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

With much of the nation focused on the loss of lives and the destruction of property and wildlife from last summer’s bushfires, the significant damage to our soil may have gone unnoticed by many. Read more about More work crucial to help our soil recover from bushfires

Native bushland’s fertility secret

Publicly released: Tue 21 Jul 2020 at 1530 AEST | 1730 NZST

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

In hotter, dryer conditions with climate change, a secret agent for more sustainable agricultural production could lie in harvesting the diverse beneficial soil microbiome in native bushland settings, scientists say. New research from CSIRO, Read more about Native bushland’s fertility secret

Disposable blood warmer helps transfusions

Publicly released: Tue 21 Jul 2020 at 1500 AEST | 1700 NZST

Emergency Medicine Australasia

When blood is needed for major trauma outside of a medical facility, the risk of hypothermia increases when a patient is transfused bags of blood taken directly from chilled storage. Flinders University researchers – knowing that warm blood Read more about Disposable blood warmer helps transfusions