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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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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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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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NZ's media laws are out of date and bad for democracy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governments have failed to keep pace with the changing needs of the media and Read more about NZ's media laws are out of date and bad for democracy
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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 breakthrough design for an anticoagulant with on-demand reversibility. Researchers at the University of Sydney and 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