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Program helps stressed teens shake it off
2017-06-26 11:14. An intervention designed by University of Queensland’ s School of Psychology teaches teenagers how to use their own music listening habits as a way of managing emotions and achieving their best in school. Location of Interest:. Read more about Program helps stressed teens shake it off - Scimex
QLDThe University of Queensland- Name:
- Dani Nash
- Phone:
- +61 7 3346 3035
- Position:
- Senior Communications Officer
- Email:
- dani.nash@uq.edu.au
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Men quitting pink collar jobs because they feel stereotyped
European Journal of Social Psychology
2017-06-26 11:00. A study led by University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher Dr Courtney von Hippel has found that men working in ‘ pink-collar professions’ – such as nursing, teaching and child-care – may be vulnerable to Read more about Men quitting pink collar jobs because they feel stereotyped - Scimex
Australia; QLDThe University of QueenslandNote for journalists:- Name:
- Dani Nash
- Phone:
- +61 7 3346 3035
- Position:
- Senior Communications Officer
- Email:
- dani.nash@uq.edu.au
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Glucose response holds key to better obesity, diabetes drugs
Diabetes
2017-06-26 09:01. New research into the mysteries of food digestion has pinpointed exactly how an important metabolic hormone is released from the human gut in response to the food we eat. For the first time, South Australian researchers have Read more about Glucose response holds key to better obesity, diabetes drugs - Scimex
Australia; SAFlinders University|South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)|The University of AdelaideNote for journalists:- Name:
- Tania Bawden
- Phone:
- +61 8 8201 5768
- Position:
- Media adviser
- Email:
- tania.bawden@flinders.com.au
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Education key to 'closing the gap'
Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
2017-06-26 00:01. Australian experts estimate that better education for Indigenous Australians may close the life expectancy gap by up to 12 years. Existing research suggests that better education leads to better health outcomes. The experts are Read more about Education key to 'closing the gap' - Scimex
Australia; ACTSocial Determinants of Health Alliance; Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service; Public Health Association of Australia; Royal Flying Doctor Service of AustraliaNote for journalists:- Name:
- Dr Bret Hart
- Position:
- Chair of the Social Determinants of Health Alliance
- Email:
- bret@hart-solutions. com.au
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“Engineering the heck out of this”: Thrilling rescue of ‘lost’ Australian satellites
2017-06-25 20:30. Two Australian satellites, feared lost after being deployed from the International Space Station in May, have been recovered by a team led by UNSW engineers after weeks of a fraught – and at times heart-stopping – recovery Read more about “Engineering the heck out of this”: Thrilling rescue of ‘lost’ Australian satellites - Scimex
Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales|The University of Sydney|The Australian National UniversityNote for journalists:Video and images available
- Name:
- Dr Elias Aboutanios
- Phone:
- +61 2 9385 5010
- Position:
- Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research
- Email:
- elias@unsw.edu.au
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EXPERT REACTION: UNESCO report - Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Coral Reefs
2017-06-24 10:45. UNESCO has released its first report into first global scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change on World Heritage Area (WHA) coral reefs. The report finds that unless CO2 emissions are reduced, by the end of the Read more about EXPERT REACTION: UNESCO report - Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Coral Reefs - Scimex
AustraliaARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies|Macquarie University|UNESCONote for journalists:- Name:
- Lyndal Byford
- Phone:
- +61 7120 8666
- Position:
- Media contact
- Email:
- info@smc.org.au
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UTS unleashes team to deliver social robot software system
2017-06-23 17:01. UTS is the only Australian team to qualify for the 2017 RoboCup@Home Social Robot League, a competition that requires teams to design robot behaviours that allow for interaction and collaboration with people in realistic home Read more about UTS unleashes team to deliver social robot software system - Scimex
Australia; NSWUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS)Note for journalists:- Name:
- Grainne Murphy
- Phone:
- +61 427 564 973
- Position:
- Media Manager
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Hearing aids for babies with mild loss may not help language
Child: Care, Health and Development
2017-06-23 12:01. A new study by the Murdoch Children’ s Research Institute (MCRI) has raised questions about the benefits of fitting hearing aids early to babies diagnosed with mild hearing loss. The study, led by MCRI PhD student Peter Carew, Read more about Hearing aids for babies with mild loss may not help language - Scimex
Australia; VICMurdoch Childrens Research InstituteNote for journalists:- Name:
- Inga Feitsma
- Phone:
- +61 3 9936 6336
- Position:
- Media contact
- Email:
- inga.feitsma@mcri.edu.au
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Would people actually use pill testing at festivals?
Drug and Alcohol Review
2017-06-23 11:30. Pill testing at festivals or clubs would be used by 94 per cent of drug users, as long as it was done without risk of arrest, according to Australian research. The survey of over 800 Australians who have used drugs such as ecstasy Read more about Would people actually use pill testing at festivals? - Scimex
Australia; NSW; WA; TASThe University of New South Wales|Curtin University|University of TasmaniaNote for journalists:No media release.
- Name:
- Monica Barratt
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- m.barratt@unsw.edu.au
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Exercise therapy could help people with chronic fatigue in their own homes
The Lancet
2017-06-23 10:00. Some people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) might benefit from a self-help exercise programme, according to a trial by international researchers. The trial of 200 patients found that one in five of people on a graded exercise Read more about Exercise therapy could help people with chronic fatigue in their own homes - Scimex
InternationalQueen Mary University, UKNote for journalists:- Name:
- Seil Collins
- Phone:
- +44 207 424 4949
- Position:
- Media Relations Manager
- Email:
- seil.collins@lancet.com
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DOC ideas on de-extinction
Nature Ecology and Evolution
2017-06-23 09:00. Department of Conservation (DOC) workers seem to be fine with using gene-editing to eradicate invasive pests, but hesitant to 'play God' with natives, a University of Otago study finds. Interviewing almost 150 DOC staff, the Read more about DOC ideas on de-extinction - Scimex
New ZealandUniversity of OtagoNote for journalists:- Name:
- Helen Taylor
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- helen.taylor@otago.ac.nz
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Fish provide clues to degenerative diseases
Current Biology
2017-06-23 08:30. A discovery by University of Queensland researchers about the evolution of a tiny fish could have implications for sufferers of muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy. Professor Rob Parton and Dr Tom Hall, from UQ’ s Read more about Fish provide clues to degenerative diseases - Scimex
Australia; QLDThe University of QueenslandNote for journalists:- Name:
- Bronwyn Adams
- Phone:
- +61 7 3346 2134
- Position:
- Communications Manager
- Email:
- communications@imb.uq.edu.au
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Enzyme tech gets biofilms to attack themselves
PNAS
2017-06-23 08:00. Slimy, gooey membranes produced by bacteria and fungi — called biofilms — cause havoc on internal medical devices like catheters and artificial hips, but a new tech can get rid of the slime by making it attack itself. Biofilms Read more about Enzyme tech gets biofilms to attack themselves - Scimex
InternationalMcGill University, CanadaNote for journalists:Paper available via EurekAlert! Australian newspapers have permission from the journal to run this story in print on the day the embargo lifts, with the strict proviso that nothing can appear online until after the embargo lifts.
- Name:
- Julie Robert
- Phone:
- +1 514 934 1934 ext. 71381
- Position:
- Communications Coordinator
- Email:
- julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca
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Coronary artery disease genes persist because they help in childbearing
PLOS Genetics
2017-06-23 04:00. Australian researchers have found that genes for coronary heart disease (CAD) also help us have kids, so in order to reproduce successfully, the nasty effects are an unwelcome necessity. Coronary artery disease - a condition where Read more about Coronary artery disease genes persist because they help in childbearing - Scimex
Australia; VICThe University of MelbourneNote for journalists:Australian newspapers have permission from the journal to run this story in print on the day the embargo lifts, with the strict proviso that nothing can appear online until after the embargo lifts.
- Name:
- Sean Byars
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- sean.byars@unimelb.edu.au
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Cracking the mystery of egg shape
Science
2017-06-23 03:00. There's a surprising amount of diversity in the egg shapes of birds. Some are spherical, others elliptical and yet more are conical. But why there's such a range has puzzled biologists. A new meta-study from the US on almost 50, Read more about Cracking the mystery of egg shape - Scimex
InternationalPrinceton University, USANote for journalists:Podcast and images available from EurekAlert
- Name:
- Mary Caswell Stoddard
- Position:
- Lead Author
- Email:
- mstoddard@princeton.edu
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Mum's uterine fluid communicates with very early embryos
Trends in Molecular Medicine
2017-06-23 02:00. Uterine fluid — which supports developing embryos in early pregnancy — can communicate aspects of mum's condition to the embryo, according to Chinese researchers. They found genetic markers on the fetus from the mother's Read more about Mum's uterine fluid communicates with very early embryos - Scimex
InternationalChinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaNote for journalists:- Name:
- En-kui Duan
- Phone:
- +86 10 6480 7308
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- duane@ioz.ac.cn
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MRIs could help mammograms catch new breast cancers
JAMA Oncology
2017-06-23 01:00. If you're a younger breast cancer survivor who has undergone partial breast removal surgery, adding an MRI or an ultrasound to your mammogram could help detect new cancers, according to a South Korean study. The authors looked at Read more about MRIs could help mammograms catch new breast cancers - Scimex
InternationalSeoul National University College of Medicine, South KoreaNote for journalists:For details on obtaining the paper, contact us. Australian newspapers have permission from the journal to run this story in print on the day the embargo lifts, with the strict proviso that nothing can appear online until after the embargo lifts.
- Name:
- Woo Kyung Moon
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- moonwk1963@gmail.com
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Shrinking whales signal numbers collapse
Nature Ecology and Evolution
2017-06-23 00:00. A global collapse of whale numbers could be predicted by tracking the body size of whales and watching for signs they are getting smaller, according to Australian and European research. Using historic whaling data on four whale Read more about Shrinking whales signal numbers collapse - Scimex
Australia; TASInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)|Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC|University of TasmaniaNote for journalists:Australian and New Zealand newspapers have permission from the journal to run this story in print on the day the embargo lifts, with the strict proviso that nothing can appear online until after the embargo lifts.
- Name:
- Christopher Clements
- Phone:
- +41 789 260 609
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- chrisclementsresearch@gmail.com
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Oil exploration survey noise killing plankton
Nature Ecology and Evolution
2017-06-23 00:00. Acoustic surveys used to explore the seafloor for oil deposits have been linked to a two to three-fold increase in the death of plankton - tiny animals that many marine species feed on - say Aussie scientists. The study was Read more about Oil exploration survey noise killing plankton - Scimex
Australia; WA; TASCurtin University|Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)|Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC|University of TasmaniaNote for journalists:Australian and New Zealand newspapers have permission from the journal to run this story in print on the day the embargo lifts, with the strict proviso that nothing can appear online until after the embargo lifts.
- Name:
- Robert McCauley
- Phone:
- +61 428 101 046
- Position:
- Author
- Email:
- R.McCauley@cmst.curtin.edu.au
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EXPERT REACTION: Paracetamol in pregnancy and male sexual development
Reproduction
2017-06-22 18:00. A study in mice looked at how paracetamol taken in pregnancy impacts male sexual development. Male mouse pups that were exposed to paracetamol in the womb were less aggressive and less likely to mate with females. The researchers Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Paracetamol in pregnancy and male sexual development - Scimex
Australia; International; VICUniversity of Copenhagen, DenmarkNote for journalists:- Name:
- Robin Bisson
- Phone:
- +61 8 7120 8666
- Position:
- Media Officer
- Email:
- info@smc.org.au
