Starving fungi could save millions of lives each year

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 1537 AEST | 1737 NZST

PLoS Pathogens

Researchers have identified a potentially new approach to treating lethal fungal infections that claim more than 1.6 million lives each year. Media Release. From:The Westmead Institute for Medical Research. Researchers have identified a potentially Read more about Starving fungi could save millions of lives each year - Scimex

What the trolls stand to gain

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 1219 AEST | 1419 NZST

Journal of Marketing Management

Online trolling can bring financial benefit, product insights and even celebrity status, University of Canterbury research has found. Doctoral student Maja Golf-Papez spent 300 hours seeking out trolls on gaming sites, social media channels and news Read more about What the trolls stand to gain - Scimex

EXPERT REACTION: Different mental health disorders linked by similar DNA

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 1125 AEST | 1325 NZST

Science

Anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia all share common genetics, according to a massive DNA analysis by Australian and international researchers which found the same genes were connected to a range of psychiatric disorders. The Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Different mental health disorders linked by similar DNA - Scimex

Feeding cows bits of bacteria could prevent forest loss and lower emissions

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 1030 AEST | 1230 NZST

Environmental Science and Technology

Changing conventional livestock feed to include proteins produced by bacteria could reduce amount of land converted to grow crops and cut nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions, according to Australian research. The study looked at the potential Read more about Feeding cows bits of bacteria could prevent forest loss and lower emissions - Scimex

Discovery may help find new ways to innovate with light

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 1024 AEST | 1224 NZST

Science

The Australian National University (ANU) has contributed to a ground-breaking discovery that promises to help revolutionise the science behind the next generation of light-harvesting technologies, including potential new ways to generate solar power. Read more about Discovery may help find new ways to innovate with light - Scimex

Fear of crashing fuels driving anxiety

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 1000 AEST | 1200 NZST

Transportation Research

More than two-thirds of surveyed Kiwi drivers experience mild to severe anxiety when they get behind the wheel, a Massey study has found. In the first reported study of Kiwi driver anxiety, psychologist Dr Joanne Taylor found a fear of road rage Read more about Fear of crashing fuels driving anxiety - Scimex

Sex toys, dolls and robots: our mysterious bedfellows

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0900 AEST | 1100 NZST

Sexologies

An under-researched area of our sex lives - sexual products, their users and uses - has been brought to light in a new study. Through a literature review and online survey, German researchers found that although nearly two-thirds of respondents had Read more about Sex toys, dolls and robots: our mysterious bedfellows - Scimex

Extinct gibbon found in ancient tomb

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

Science

The remains of a female gibbon, discovered in an ancient Chinese tomb, suggest there's been a much greater historical loss of global ape diversity than we had realised. UK researchers analysed the fossilised head and jaw of a gibbon which they named Read more about Extinct gibbon found in ancient tomb - Scimex

EXPERT REACTION: Coffee may help cells' 'batteries' boost heart health in mice

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS Biology

Coffee may help protect mice heart cells from damage, according to international researchers. The authors tested the equivalent of a human having over four cups of coffee on live mice and cells, and found caffeine helped the protein p27 move into Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Coffee may help cells' 'batteries' boost heart health in mice - Scimex

Photographic processing unlocks more secrets from HMAS AE1 shipwreck

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0301 AEST | 0501 NZST

Australia’ s first submarine, lost at sea for over 100 years, continues to reveal its secret history through advanced 3D processing techniques of underwater still photography. Researchers are digitally reconstructing the sunken HMAS AE1 using Read more about Photographic processing unlocks more secrets from HMAS AE1 shipwreck - Scimex

EXPERT REACTION:Could herpes have a role in Alzheimer's?

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Neuron

The brains of Alzheimer's patients seem to contain higher levels of human herpes viruses than healthy brains, according to US research, although it is not yet clear if the viruses have a role to play in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Read more about EXPERT REACTION:Could herpes have a role in Alzheimer's? - Scimex

Bigger ladies may have lower breast cancer risk

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

JAMA Oncology

Women with higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be at a lower risk of developing breast cancer prior to menopause, according to Australian and international research. The research looked at 19 different studies, including Read more about Bigger ladies may have lower breast cancer risk - Scimex

Aussie moth first known insect to migrate magnetically

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

Current Biology

Australia's Bogong moths are the first insect discovered to steer by the Earth's magnetic field in long-distance migration - like migrating birds - according to international researchers, including Australians. The researchers put the moths in an Read more about Aussie moth first known insect to migrate magnetically - Scimex

Treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

The bacterium that causes gonorrhoea has become resistant to many types of antibiotics, and researchers in Auckland have warned against clinicians becoming complacent in their treatment given increasing rates of treatment failure worldwide. Read more about Treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea - Scimex

Futility of fertility research in NZ

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

Guidelines for research using viable embryos in New Zealand effectively place a blanket ban on such research and hold back improvements in fertility methods, argue researchers in the New Zealand Medical Journal. The use of human embryos for assisted Read more about Futility of fertility research in NZ - Scimex

Strokes expected to increase 40 per cent by 2028

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

Despite improvements in stroke prevention and management, the number of strokes in New Zealand will increase by 40 per cent over the next 10 years, a University of Otago doctor has predicted. This increase will come as a result due to our ageing and Read more about Strokes expected to increase 40 per cent by 2028 - Scimex

Sexuality and gender teaching missing from med schools

Publicly released: Fri 22 Jun 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

New Zealand Medical Journal

Staff at New Zealand's two medical schools say teaching on gender identity and sexuality among minority groups is scarce or non-existent, despite more than two-thirds of them viewing it as important. More than half the respondents at medical schools Read more about Sexuality and gender teaching missing from med schools - Scimex

Human immune 'trigger' map paves way for better treatments

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1901 AEST | 2101 NZST

Nature Communications

A discovery about how human cells are ‘ triggered’ to undergo an inflammatory type of cell death could have implications for treating cancer, stroke and tissue injury, and immune disorders. A research team from the Walter and Eliza Hall Read more about Human immune 'trigger' map paves way for better treatments - Scimex

Suffering for soccer: Injuries common in Aussie players

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1700 AEST | 1900 NZST

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Australia's National Premier League and Regional League soccer players are injured at twice the rate of those playing at the elite level, according to Australian research which found that players were out for an average of 11 days per injury. The Read more about Suffering for soccer: Injuries common in Aussie players - Scimex

Fruit and vegetables linked to changes in skin colour, new research finds

Publicly released: Thu 21 Jun 2018 at 1558 AEST | 1758 NZST

Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism

Skin colour in young Caucasian men is strongly linked to high levels of fruit and vegetable consumption, new research by Curtin University has found. Media Release. From:Curtin University. Skin colour in young Caucasian men is strongly linked to Read more about Fruit and vegetables linked to changes in skin colour, new research finds - Scimex