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Texas abortion ban hit women's mental health
International
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, USA
JAMA Network Open
Top 10% of consumers cause trillions in environmental damage
International
Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
Communications Sustainability
Could weight loss drugs also reduce the risk of violent crime?
International
Rutgers University, USA
Criminology
Parents, put down your phones and acknowledge your teens!
International
Newport Healthcare, United States
Frontiers in Psychology
Allowing the commercialisation of cannabis could contribute to problematic use
Australia; International; NSW; QLD
Australian Catholic University,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,University of Bath, UK
The Lancet Psychiatry
Gut feeling or good science? How accurate is Crohn's disease content on Instagram?
International
UMass Chan Medical School, USA
PLOS One
Chemical exposure in pregnancy widespread and linked to early and low-weight births
International
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, Stanford University, USA
JAMA Network Open
The earliest outbreaks: hunter gatherers faced disease epidemics more than 5000 years ago
International
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Nature
Men's suicide risk can persist for years following relationship breakdown
Australia
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Bowel cancer mortality down for older Aussies after two decades of screening
Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Skipping a TV show for a weights session can help women ward off heart disease
International
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, USA
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Getting plenty of bright light during the daytime could reduce dementia risk
International
Guangzhou Medical University, China
General Psychiatry
Can’t stick to a diet? Try intermittent fasting for weight loss
Australia; SA
Adelaide University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Clinical Nutrition
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: El Niño declared by BOM
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Taste and smell genes could help explain how diet influences disease risk
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland,QIMR Berghofer
BMC Medicine
Can dogs or cats improve our stress levels?
International
The Open University, The Netherlands
Frontiers in Psychology
When menopause meets shift work
Australia; SA
Adelaide University
Harsh critics are the most loyal fans of video game brands
Australia; QLD; SA
Flinders University,University of the Sunshine Coast
Journal of Product & Brand Management
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: UK Government announces a ban on social media for under-16s
Australia; International; VIC
Australian Science Media Centre
Overeducation could land you with lower wages for a decade
New Zealand
University of Waikato,University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
International Journal of Manpower
Changing your lifestyle may be better than meds for people with prediabetes
International
National Institute on Aging, USA
JAMA
Man with severe paralysis regains his 'voice' with brain-computer interface
International
University of California, Davis, USA
Nature Medicine
Sharing is caring: people who live together share more gut and mouth bacteria
Pacific; International
University of Trento, Italy
Cell Press Blue
Bug Appétit: Think you'd never eat bugs? The science says you might like it
International
da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics
Australia must tackle unemployment to reduce suicide rates
Australia; SA
Adelaide University
Traumatic brain injury in women might be less likely to be taken to special trauma centres
International
University of Toronto, Canada
CMAJ
Identifying what’s needed to sustain quit smoking support in lung cancer screening programs
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA
Flinders University,The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne,The University of Newcastle,The University of New South Wales
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Watching mass violence in the media could be making us more worried and avoidant
International
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
JAMA Network Open
Drop in weight among Chilean children recorded after food policies introduced
International
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
The Lancet
New cardiac rehab model could save South Australia up to $10 million a year
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; ACT
Flinders University,Adelaide University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The Kids Research Institute Australia,Monash University,The Australian National University
Heart, Lung and Circulation
Low-cost mental health tool helps refugees in limbo
Australia; Pacific; NSW; VIC
The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne
JMIR Mental Health
Climate change may increase bacteria-infected seafood and water, NZ researchers warn
New Zealand
PHF Science
New Zealand Medical Journal
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: Young Aussies’ social media use linked to poorer mental health
Australia; VIC
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),Deakin University,The University of Melbourne
Medical Journal of Australia
Flu jabs cut 2024-25 California cases by 40% and deaths in over 65s by 29%
International
California Department of Public Health, USA
JAMA Network Open
Sugar-sweetened drinks might increase your risk of certain types of liver cancer
International
National Cancer Institute, USA
JAMA Network Open
Emergency housing, decision making and volunteering recognised in Natural Hazards Research Australia awards
Australia
Natural Hazards Research Australia
Natural Hazards Research Forum 2026
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