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  1. Serendipitous backyard experiment shines light on producing polymers

    Publicly released: Fri 2 Sep 2022 at 1200 AEST, 1400 NZST

    Nature Communications

    The research, reported in the journal Nature Communications, is a result of a series of factors, including the COVID lockdown which impacted laboratory access, a decision to investigate a waste Read more about Serendipitous backyard experiment shines light on producing polymers

    Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT)

  2. How the gut may help to drive COVID-19

    Publicly released: Thu 1 Sep 2022 at 1217 AEST, 1417 NZST

    Gut

    Many genes linked to COVID-19 were found expressed in the different cell types lining the gut wall but only serotonin cells expressed all three receptors for the virus,” says Professor ... As COVID-19 Read more about How the gut may help to drive COVID-19

    Australia; SAFlinders University

  3. More kids left orphaned by COVID-19 in poorer countries

    Publicly released: Thu 1 Sep 2022 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS Global Public Health

    The authors say that due to pre-existing health and vaccine coverage inequity, more children will suffer the loss of their parents due to COVID-19 in poorer countries. ... We think of COVID-19 as a Read more about More kids left orphaned by COVID-19 in poorer countries

    Australia; Pacific; International; ACTThe Australian National University

  4. Boosters better for longer in the Omicron era

    Publicly released: Thu 1 Sep 2022 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS Medicine

    Three COVID-19 vaccines may provide greater protection from COVID-19 infections than twoTwo vaccine doses provide only limited and short-lived protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection with the Omicron Read more about Boosters better for longer in the Omicron era

    InternationalStatens Serum Institut, Denmark

  5. COVID-19 restrictions in Fiji helped curb the spread of the virus

    Publicly released: Wed 31 Aug 2022 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

    Royal Society Open Science

    The team used a model on national COVID-19 to track how the rate of virus transmission changed over the course of the pandemic. ... The results show that the COVID-19 transmission had the strongest Read more about COVID-19 restrictions in Fiji helped curb the spread of the virus

    Australia; Pacific; NSWUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS) | Charles Sturt University ...

  6. COVID-19 is indirectly increasing child mortality in lower income countries

    Publicly released: Wed 31 Aug 2022 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS Medicine

    and projected corresponding increases in child and maternal mortalityDeclines in essential health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and lower-middle-income countries devastatingly Read more about COVID-19 is indirectly increasing child mortality in lower income countries

    InternationalThe Global Financing Facility for Women, Children, and Adolescents, USA

  7. Landmark research investigating benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for kids set to launch at Telethon Kids Institute

    Publicly released: Tue 30 Aug 2022 at 1822 AEST, 2022 NZST

    results generated in stage 2 of the PICOBOO study are expected to inform national and potentially global COVID-19 immunisation practice and policy in kids in the future. ... We are also hoping this Read more about Landmark research investigating benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for kids set to launch at Telethon Kids Institute

    Australia; WATelethon Kids Institute

  8. Australia records lowest ever HIV numbers, but late diagnoses are concerning

    Publicly released: Tue 30 Aug 2022 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    However, we need to consider these particularly low numbers in 2020 and 2021 within a context of changes to testing and sexual behaviour brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... HIV testing levels were Read more about Australia records lowest ever HIV numbers, but late diagnoses are concerning

    Australia; NSWKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney | UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health (CSRH), Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA).

  9. NEWS BRIEFING: 20 ways Australia can prepare for the next pandemic - CSIRO report

    Publicly released: Tue 30 Aug 2022 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    The COVID-19 pandemic knocked $144 billion off Australia's projected bottom line and has already cost over 13,000 Australians their lives, so how can we better prepare for the ... The COVID pandemic Read more about NEWS BRIEFING: 20 ways Australia can prepare for the next pandemic - CSIRO report

    AustraliaCSIRO

  10. 2 in 5 teens can't distinguish between real and fake online health messages

    Publicly released: Mon 29 Aug 2022 at 1400 AEST, 1600 NZST

    Frontiers in Psychology

    There has been an explosion of misinformation in the area of health during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said principal investigator Dr Radomír Masaryk, of Comenius University. ... They presented 300 Read more about 2 in 5 teens can't distinguish between real and fake online health messages

    InternationalComenius University, Slovakia

  11. Keeping Kermit: new clues to protecting frogs from deadly Bd fungus

    Publicly released: Mon 29 Aug 2022 at 0800 AEST, 1000 NZST

    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

    As the globe continues to battle COVID-19, another pandemic – the deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) - is ravaging the world’s frog species, contributing to the instability of Read more about Keeping Kermit: new clues to protecting frogs from deadly Bd fungus

    Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia

  12. Point-of-care Strep A tests set to save lives in remote settings

    Publicly released: Mon 29 Aug 2022 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    Medical Journal of Australia

    Over 100 POCT machines were set up in remote health clinics throughout Australia as part of COVID-19 testing, and this network of machines will be a game-changer in enabling ... As part of a collaboration Read more about Point-of-care Strep A tests set to save lives in remote settings

    Australia; NSW; WATelethon Kids Institute | Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney

  13. Can kids learn to accurately self-test for COVID-19?

    Publicly released: Sat 27 Aug 2022 at 0100 AEST, 0300 NZST

    JAMA

    The team gave 197 young people aged 4-14 instructional materials, including a video and handouts, to teach them how to self-collect nasal swabs for COVID-19 tests. ... The team found that self-collected Read more about Can kids learn to accurately self-test for COVID-19?

    InternationalEmory University School of Medicine, USA

  14. RAT requirements lead to less time in isolation, fewer infectious people in the community

    Publicly released: Fri 26 Aug 2022 at 0300 AEST, 0500 NZST

    Requiring negative RAT tests before leaving isolation could mean fewer infectious people in the community, and less time in isolation for many people infected with COVID-19. ... In a report released today, Read more about RAT requirements lead to less time in isolation, fewer infectious people in the community

    New Zealand; InternationalUniversity of Auckland | University of Canterbury ...

  15. PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete

    Publicly released: Thu 25 Aug 2022 at 1430 AEST, 1630 NZST

    Case Studies in Construction Materials

    Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 54,000 tonnes of PPE waste has been produced on average globally each day. ... A Sustainable Approach on the Utilisation of COVID-19 Plastic Based Read more about PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete

    Australia; VICRMIT University

  16. EXPERT REACTION: Improving our resilience to online misinformation

    Publicly released: Thu 25 Aug 2022 at 0729 AEST, 0929 NZST

    Science Advances

    To avoid the appearance of partisan bias, the videos were all nonpolitical, fictitious, and humorous. ... Next, Roozenbeek et al. ran 2 of the videos in an ad campaign on YouTube, where they gathered data Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Improving our resilience to online misinformation

    Australia; InternationalThe University of Western Australia | University of Cambridge, UK; Google Jigsaw, USA; University of Bristol, UK;

  17. The talking dead: burials inform migrations in Indonesia

    Publicly released: Thu 25 Aug 2022 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    PLOS ONE

    Dr Samper Carro and the international team of researchers from ANU and the Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia uncovered more than 50,000 bones. ... Dr Samper Carro said while the process of studying Read more about The talking dead: burials inform migrations in Indonesia

    Australia; Pacific; ACTThe Australian National University

  18. From the spare room to outer space: A DIY project to transform solar power

    Publicly released: Thu 25 Aug 2022 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    Small Methods

    A do-it-yourself device that started life as a hobby and took off during COVID-19 could help to unlock the next generation of solar energy, including advanced technology for ... Dr Jamie Laird, a Research Read more about From the spare room to outer space: A DIY project to transform solar power

    Australia; VICARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science | The University of Melbourne ...

  19. Doomscrolling linked to poor mental and physical health

    Publicly released: Wed 24 Aug 2022 at 1401 AEST, 1601 NZST

    Health Communication

    During the last two years we have lived through a series of worrying global events, from the COVID pandemic to Russia invading Ukraine, large-scale protests, mass shootings and devastating wildfires. Read more about Doomscrolling linked to poor mental and physical health

    InternationalTexas Tech University, USA

  20. Surfing the edtech wave: The future is online education

    Publicly released: Wed 24 Aug 2022 at 0730 AEST, 0930 NZST

    But there’s a big difference between teaching online, and providing quality online education, say researchers at the University of South Australia. ... In the past two years, educators across all levels Read more about Surfing the edtech wave: The future is online education

    Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia

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