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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
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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
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Treatment-related pain may be ‘socially contagious’
Communications Psychology
Understanding the impact of social connections on pain management could improve treatment outcomes. An individual’s experience of pain from medical treatment can be heightened by witnessing other people’s responses to the same treatment, with Read more about Treatment-related pain may be ‘socially contagious’
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EXPERT REACTION: More lead and uranium found in teens who vape often
Tobacco Control
In a new US study, teens who vape frequently had twice as much uranium, and 30% more lead in their urine, than teens who only vape occasionally. The researchers also found higher uranium levels in teens who preferred sweet vape flavours, over Read more about EXPERT REACTION: More lead and uranium found in teens who vape often
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Hospital toilets are hoarding harmful bugs, and men's are worse than women's
ESCMID Global Congress
International researchers say they have found harmful bacteria and fungi, including multi-drug resistant “superbugs” on the floors, ceilings, door handles and other surfaces of hospital toilets in the UK, with patient toilets the worst affected. Read more about Hospital toilets are hoarding harmful bugs, and men's are worse than women's
InternationalNHS Lanarkshire