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  1. First Nations people appear to have similar COVID-19 immune response to non-Indigenous Australians

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Sep 2023 at 0300 AEST | 0500 NZST

    Immunology & Cell Biology

    First Nations people have a COVID-19 mortality rate 1. 6 times higher than the general population, so researchers investigated whether there were immunological differences contributing to this. Read more about First Nations people appear to have similar COVID-19 immune response to non-Indigenous Australians

    Australia; VIC; QLD; NTThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity...

  2. Exercise-based rehabilitation might help patients with Long COVID

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Sep 2023 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Breathing exercises and other exercise-based rehabilitation could improve life for patients suffering from post-COVID-19 conditions. ... The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis suggest Read more about Exercise-based rehabilitation might help patients with Long COVID

    InternationalWestern University, Ontario, Canada, St Joseph's Hospital, Ontario, Canada, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  3. Practising mindfulness can help rewire the brains of anxious pre-teens

    Publicly released: Tue 19 Sep 2023 at 1500 AEST | 1700 NZST

    Brain Imaging and Behaviour, Psychiatric Research

    program. Parents also completed surveys. “The results were particularly interesting because half of the participants completed their second assessment during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Read more about Practising mindfulness can help rewire the brains of anxious pre-teens

    Australia; QLDUniversity of the Sunshine Coast

  4. Cancer drug may conquer COVID-19 inflammation as animal and tissue tests show promise

    Publicly released: Mon 18 Sep 2023 at 2000 AEST | 2200 NZST

    Nature Communications

    The body’s inflammatory response to infection is important in controlling viruses, such as SARS-CoV- 2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but when inflammation gets out of control the ... FactsCOVID-19 Read more about Cancer drug may conquer COVID-19 inflammation as animal and tissue tests show promise

    Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; ACTHudson Institute of Medical Research|Monash University...

  5. Predicting events with the help of machine learning

    Publicly released: Fri 15 Sep 2023 at 1400 AEST | 1600 NZST

    eBioMedicine

    The team’s paper, published in eBioMedicine, reports that the resulting human-machine hybrid model and was more accurate than humans alone  for predicting COVID-19-related events. ... The COVID-19 Read more about Predicting events with the help of machine learning

    Australia; VICFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

  6. Using tobacco and cannabis together linked to anxiety and depression

    Publicly released: Thu 14 Sep 2023 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

    PLOS ONE

    High rates of depression and anxiety in people who use both tobacco and cannabisAmong more than 50,000 COVID-19 Citizen Science Study participants, around a quarter of users of both ... In the new study, Read more about Using tobacco and cannabis together linked to anxiety and depression

    InternationalUniversity of California, USA

  7. Having a flu shot alongside a COVID-19 vaccine does not appear to weaken either

    Publicly released: Sat 9 Sep 2023 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    4/BA. 5 bivalent COVID-19 vaccine or both at the same time by giving them a questionnaire about their post-vaccine symptoms, and testing the antibody responses in their blood. ... or to more frequent Read more about Having a flu shot alongside a COVID-19 vaccine does not appear to weaken either

    InternationalSheba Medical Center, Israel

  8. Labour laws need updating now remote work is here to stay

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Sep 2023 at 1044 AEST | 1244 NZST

    Australia’s employment laws and regulations must be updated to reflect the changing nature of work, with many people continuing to work from home long after the COVID-19 pandemic. ... with a job Read more about Labour laws need updating now remote work is here to stay

    Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia

  9. EXPERT REACTION: Aussies' wellbeing has improved since COVID-19, but not back to original levels

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Sep 2023 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

    Levels of life satisfaction and psychological distress have improved compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but are still below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from the Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Aussies' wellbeing has improved since COVID-19, but not back to original levels

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WAAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

  10. Can ChatGPT curb COVID-19 conspiracies?

    Publicly released: Mon 4 Sep 2023 at 0901 AEST | 1101 NZST

    Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

    The team asked ChatGPT to answer the top 50 most frequently asked COVID-19 vaccine questions, and say that it was able to score nine out of ten on average for ... During the pandemic, misinformation Read more about Can ChatGPT curb COVID-19 conspiracies?

    InternationalUniversity of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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