Is time restricted eating safe to bundle with other diets for people with overweight and obesity?

Publicly released: Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

JAMA Network Open

Spanish researchers suggest that people with overweight or obesity should safely be able to combine time-restricted eating (TRE) schedules with a Mediterranean diet education program known as usual care (UC). The team found, in a clinical trial of... Read more about Is time restricted eating safe to bundle with other diets for people with overweight and obesity?

Big Brother IS watching you! Most computer-vision research is for spying on people

Publicly released: Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

Nature

Most of the research into computer vision technology that interprets imagery is focused on detecting people, according to international researchers, who say that they found that targeting people within the research field has become normalised, and... Read more about Big Brother IS watching you! Most computer-vision research is for spying on people

Control of spin qubits at near absolute zero a game changer for quantum computers

Publicly released: Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

Nature

Advanced quantum technology needs integrated control systems that operate in cryogenic temperatures near absolute zero. Professor David Reilly and colleagues at the University of Sydney present in Nature a control platform that will allow the scale... Read more about Control of spin qubits at near absolute zero a game changer for quantum computers

ADHD medications come with safety benefits, but this link could be weakening

Publicly released: Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

JAMA Psychiatry

The prescription of ADHD medications is linked to a range of safety benefits such as reductions in self harm and unintentional injury, but some of these links weaken as more people are getting prescriptions, according to Australian and international... Read more about ADHD medications come with safety benefits, but this link could be weakening

Creation of new molecule could help develop stamp-sized hard drives capable of storing 100 times more data than current tech

Publicly released: Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

Nature

Chemists from The University of Manchester, UK and The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered a new type of molecule that can store information at temperatures as cold as the dark side of the moon at night, with major implications for... Read more about Creation of new molecule could help develop stamp-sized hard drives capable of storing 100 times more data than current tech

Leafy greens could be good for the heart

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 1300 AEST, 1500 NZST

European Journal of Nutrition

A cup and a half of leafy green vegetables could go a long way to addressing atherosclerotic vascular diseases (ASVD’s), new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), the University of Western Australia and the Danish Cancer Institute has found.... Read more about Leafy greens could be good for the heart

Highly cave-adapted wasp discovered in Nullarbor Caves

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 1100 AEST, 1300 NZST

A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, cave-adapted invertebrates – including spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, and, remarkably, a wasp. A team of researchers... Read more about Highly cave-adapted wasp discovered in Nullarbor Caves

Dino-slow? Dinosaurs may not have run as fast as we thought

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

Biology Letters

For decades, palaeontologists have used fossil trackways to estimate the speeds of dinosaurs. But now, UK scientists have tested this idea with guineafowl walking and running over soft mud, and found that the speeds calculated from their footprints... Read more about Dino-slow? Dinosaurs may not have run as fast as we thought

How do we reduce the influence of AI misinformation?

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

Royal Society Open Science

AI-generated misinformation is likely to influence people regardless of whether they know it's AI-generated or they have been given reminders not to trust the source, according to Australian research. The team tested a series of strategies for... Read more about How do we reduce the influence of AI misinformation?

Efforts to get the world's children vaccinated have stalled over the past 15 years

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

The Lancet

Progress on vaccinating children around the world against fatal diseases has stalled over the past 15 years, according to a global vaccine coverage study. The researchers say vaccine coverage for diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, whooping... Read more about Efforts to get the world's children vaccinated have stalled over the past 15 years

The stress of working with people is linked with type 2 diabetes

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

Occupational & Environmental Medicine

The emotional demands and confrontation involved when working with people could be linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, especially when there are low levels of support at work, according to international researchers. The team looked at... Read more about The stress of working with people is linked with type 2 diabetes

Ruff handling: Dog walking wrist injuries costing millions

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

Injury Prevention

The annual cost of injuries to dog walkers' wrists and hands in the UK is estimated to cost close to $50 million AUD, say UK and Singaporean researchers, who add that women and people over 65 seem to be at the highest risk. The team looked into past... Read more about Ruff handling: Dog walking wrist injuries costing millions

Autoimmune diseases linked to persistent mental health issues

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

BMJ Mental Health

Living with an autoimmune disease could be linked to a near doubling in the risk of persistent mental health issues, such as depression, generalised anxiety, and bipolar disorder, with these risks higher in women than in men, according to... Read more about Autoimmune diseases linked to persistent mental health issues

Critical brain link could explain how Alzheimer's takes hold

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0500 AEST, 0700 NZST

Nature Communications

A crucial link between the brain’s cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers. Critical brain link could explain how Alzheimer's takes holdA... Read more about Critical brain link could explain how Alzheimer's takes hold

Gene editing could correct harmful mitochondrial mutations in human cells

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

PLOS Biology

Mitochondria, often called the powerhouses of the cell, have had their DNA edited by Dutch researchers, who say they were able to correct harmful mutations in this mitochondrial DNA using a genetic tool called a base editor. Previously, DNA editing... Read more about Gene editing could correct harmful mitochondrial mutations in human cells

EXPERT REACTION: 20 newly-discovered Chinese bat viruses alarm scientists

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

PLOS Pathogens

New bat viruses, including two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, have been discovered among bats in orchards in China's southwest. The 20 new viruses, along with new species of bacteria and a new parasite, were... Read more about EXPERT REACTION: 20 newly-discovered Chinese bat viruses alarm scientists

Bioplastic breakthrough: sustainable cooling film could slash building energy use by 20%

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

Cell Reports Physical Science

An international team of scientists, including Australians, has developed a biodegradable material for buildings that could passively reduce internal temperatures by as much as 9. 2C and slash global energy consumption by 20% - without using a... Read more about Bioplastic breakthrough: sustainable cooling film could slash building energy use by 20%

Social media posts about e-cigs and cannabis may be increasing teens' use

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

JAMA Network Open

A survey of 7,612 adolescents in California, USA found that seeing a lot of posts about cannabis on social media was linked with an increase in use of e-cigarettes or cannabis or both within a year, while seeing a lot of TikToks about e-cigs was... Read more about Social media posts about e-cigs and cannabis may be increasing teens' use

AI tool set to transform characterisation and treatment of cancers

Publicly released: Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

Cancer Discovery

Scientists have developed a new AI tool which could be integrated into cancer diagnostics to better inform treatment. The multinational team of researchers, co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, has developed and tested a new AI tool... Read more about AI tool set to transform characterisation and treatment of cancers

'It takes a village’ to address childhood anxiety and depression

Publicly released: Tue 24 Jun 2025 at 1630 AEST, 1830 NZST

Children

New research from Murdoch University has revealed therapies and interventions incorporating a child’s ‘village’, particularly parents and direct caregivers, help to reduce the internalisation of their symptoms. Research shows ‘it takes a... Read more about 'It takes a village’ to address childhood anxiety and depression