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  1. Mice, hamsters respond well to DNA vaccine for COVID-19

    Publicly released: Fri 28 May 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus. ... The DNA vaccine confers protective efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 infection Read more about Mice, hamsters respond well to DNA vaccine for COVID-19

    InternationalNational Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

  2. Lack of trust in doctors is behind vaccine uncertainty in US Black community

    Publicly released: Fri 28 May 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Researchers also found Black people were significantly more likely to reject both taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, and receiving the vaccine. ... The survey’s authors suggest that Read more about Lack of trust in doctors is behind vaccine uncertainty in US Black community

    InternationalWayne State University School of Medicine (US), University of Michigan (US)

  3. Two thirds of Aussie youths under justice supervision were repeat offenders in 2019-20

    Publicly released: Fri 28 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    Ritson said. ‘The full impact of COVID-19 may be difficult to determine due to variability of the data and small numbers of young people in youth justice on an average ... day. In future work, the AIHW Read more about Two thirds of Aussie youths under justice supervision were repeat offenders in 2019-20

    Australia; ACTAustralian Science Media Centre | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

  4. QUT research reveals Freo as creative capital of WA

    Publicly released: Thu 27 May 2021 at 1500 AEST, 1700 NZST

    QUT eprints

    bodies including Arts Queensland, Creative Victoria, Arts NSW, Arts South Australia and Department of Culture and the Arts, WA. ... These are jobs among those less able to be replaced by automation and Read more about QUT research reveals Freo as creative capital of WA

    Australia; WAQueensland University of Technology (QUT) | The University of Newcastle

  5. EXPERT REACTION: Victoria announces 7-day circuit breaker lockdown to combat highly infectious variant of concern

    Publicly released: Thu 27 May 2021 at 1300 AEST, 1500 NZST

    It has just been reported that Victoria will enter a seven-day circuit breaker lockdown from 11:59pm tonight in a bid to curb the state’s growing coronavirus outbreak caused ... In a press conference, Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Victoria announces 7-day circuit breaker lockdown to combat highly infectious variant of concern

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WAAustralian Science Media Centre

  6. New 'hottest year on record' likely to occur in the next 5 years

    Publicly released: Thu 27 May 2021 at 1130 AEST, 1330 NZST

    The Paris Agreement seeks to keep global temperature rise this century well below 2°C degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even Read more about New 'hottest year on record' likely to occur in the next 5 years

    Australia; InternationalWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)

  7. Donuts, beer, big bucks - but are vaccine incentives a good idea?

    Publicly released: Thu 27 May 2021 at 0700 AEST, 0900 NZST

    New England Journal of Medicine

    Krispy Kreme donuts, free beer, gift cards - and multi-million dollar lotteries - are all incentives offered by some American states and businesses to tempt more people to take up the Read more about Donuts, beer, big bucks - but are vaccine incentives a good idea?

    InternationalUniversity of Pennsylvania (US), Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center (US)

  8. Almost three-quarters of COVID survivors have lingering symptoms

    Publicly released: Thu 27 May 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Long-lasting problems are occurring for many people after being infected with COVID-19. ... But the frequency, variety, and severity of these complications aren’t yet well understood. Read more about Almost three-quarters of COVID survivors have lingering symptoms

    InternationalStanford University, US

  9. Pfizer vaccine may pack less punch for people with arthritis

    Publicly released: Wed 26 May 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

    The authors assessed the immune response to the mRNA Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in 82 patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (mainly psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid Read more about Pfizer vaccine may pack less punch for people with arthritis

    InternationalNew York University (US), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitatsklinikum Erlangen (Germany)

  10. 'Supertasters' could be naturally better at fighting off COVID-19

    Publicly released: Wed 26 May 2021 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA Network Open

    Of the 266 people who tested positive for COVID-19 during the study, 15 were 'supertasters'. ... tastes) and outcomes after infection with SARS-CoV-2. Read more about 'Supertasters' could be naturally better at fighting off COVID-19

    InternationalBaton Rouge General Medical Center, USA

  11. Home palliative care doubles as need increases overall in Australia

    Publicly released: Wed 26 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    In 2018-19, 83,430 hospitalisations were related to palliative care with hospitalisations increasing over the five years of the report. ... Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 83,500 palliative Read more about Home palliative care doubles as need increases overall in Australia

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACTAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

  12. China makes remarkable gains in maternal and child survival rates

    Publicly released: Wed 26 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    The Lancet

    advances in medical services and technology The report found that China now needed to turn its focus to emerging or neglected health problems including infertility, stillbirth, mental health and the Read more about China makes remarkable gains in maternal and child survival rates

    Australia; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

  13. EXPERT REACTION: The Indian B1617 COVID-19 variant is in the Melbourne community

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 1530 AEST, 1730 NZST

    Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton has confirmed Victoria's new locally acquired case as the B1617 variant, which is currently wreaking havoc across India. ... As of Tuesday afternoon, nine Read more about EXPERT REACTION: The Indian B1617 COVID-19 variant is in the Melbourne community

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WAAustralian Science Media Centre

  14. Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 1059 AEST, 1259 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    Long COVID is a persistence of symptoms including fatigue, breathlessness and insomnia after a person has recovered from COVID-19. ... According to the researchers, these observations are important Read more about Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse

    InternationalSouthmead Hospital, UK

  15. Vaccines becoming more acceptable in the US - especially in Black and Hispanic populations

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0958 AEST, 1158 NZST

    JAMA

    The decrease, in late 2020 and early 2021, occurred in tandem with regulatory approval of COVID-19 vaccines and the mass vaccination rollout. ... The authors say more needs to be done to build public Read more about Vaccines becoming more acceptable in the US - especially in Black and Hispanic populations

    InternationalMaynooth University (Ireland), University of Liverpool (UK)

  16. EXPERT REACTION: NZ & Aus are exporting more sugary drinks to the Pacific - and paying rising healthcare costs

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0913 AEST, 1113 NZST

    BMC Nutrition

    3 kg per person each year from 2000 to 2015. New Zealand and the USA gained the most financially from these exports. ... The authors say the results highlight the irony that Kiwi and Aussie taxpayers are Read more about EXPERT REACTION: NZ & Aus are exporting more sugary drinks to the Pacific - and paying rising healthcare costs

    Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; InternationalAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Deakin University, Monash University (Australia)

  17. Healthcare workers may have been 3 times more likely to get COVID-19 during 2020

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

    ERJ Open Research

    An international study of 2,063 Scottish health and social care workers found that they were three times more likely to get COVID-19, but one in five of the workers ... community. Among the 300 healthcare Read more about Healthcare workers may have been 3 times more likely to get COVID-19 during 2020

    InternationalUniversity of Dundee, Scotland

  18. Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    Sound could be used to combat feelings of loneliness, including during COVID-19-related lockdowns and quarantine, according to new research from James Cook University. ... This research is particularly Read more about Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!

    Australia; QLD; WAJames Cook University | Curtin University | Grenoble Ecole de Management, University of California (Merced), University of Jyväskylä

  19. NZ communicated well on COVID-19 testing, finds experiment

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0749 AEST, 0949 NZST

    BMJ Open

    New Zealand Ministry of Health messaging around how to interpret COVID-19 test results was far more effective than the UK and US, according to a first-of-its-kind online ... The authors suggest other Read more about NZ communicated well on COVID-19 testing, finds experiment

    New Zealand; InternationalUniversity of Cambridge, UK

  20. New drugs to fight COVID-19 developed

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    Nature Cell Discovery

    The two early intervention drugs target how human cells respond to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, instead of the virus itself. ... The discovery of the peptide-based drugs was made possible after the researchers Read more about New drugs to fight COVID-19 developed

    Australia; QLDQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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