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1. BIG ONCE A MONTH DOSES OF VITAMIN D DON'T INCREASE FRACTURE RISK BUT AREN'T
A BIG HELP EITHER
Publicly released: Sat 1 Apr 2023 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Vitamin D supplements taken once a month do not increase people's risk of
getting a bone fracture according to Australian research, although the
study also didn't find any clear benefit from taking the supplements.
Previous studies had left Read more about Big once a month doses of vitamin
D don't increase fracture risk but aren't a big help either
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WAQIMR Berghofer Medical Research
Institute|Monash University...
2. IGUANA STOLE MY CAKE! AND LEFT BEHIND A NASTY SURPRISE
Publicly released: Sat 1 Apr 2023 at 0901 AEDT | 1101 NZDT
European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
A 3-year-old girl ended up with a bacterial infection rarely found in
humans following an iguana bite while she was on holiday in Costa Rica,
according to the doctors who treated her. The toddler was sitting on the
beach eating cake when the iguana Read more about Iguana stole my cake! and
left behind a nasty surprise
InternationalStanford University, USA
3. BEES ABUZZ FOR BIOSECURITY IN AVOCADOS
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 1100 AEDT | 1300 NZDT
Phytopathology
Researchers at The University of Queensland and CSIRO have shown bees can
help prove Australia’s valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that
could be a barrier to exports. Bees can help prove Australia's valuable
avocado crop is free of a Read more about Bees abuzz for biosecurity in
avocados
Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland|Hort Innovation, CSIRO
4. WHAT WERE KĀKĀPŌ EATING A THOUSAND YEARS AGO?
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 1049 AEDT | 1249 NZDT
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
A trans-Tasman research team used ancient DNA and microscopic techniques to
analyse preserved kākāpō poo in order to see what plants kākāpō might have
been eating in ancient NZ. The new data roughly doubled the number of
plants known to be Read more about What were kākāpō eating a thousand years
ago?
New ZealandManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research|University of Auckland...
5. AUSTRALIANS CHOOSE STREAMING OVER FREE TV
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 1045 AEDT | 1245 NZDT
Australians love their screens but viewing habits have changed and we are
ditching free-to-air in favour of paid streaming services to watch movies
and series. Paid streaming services now dominate how Australians watch
scripted series and movies, Read more about Australians choose streaming
over free TV
Australia; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT)
6. LONG COVID SYMPTOMS IN YOUNG PEOPLE COULD BE JUST AS COMMON IN THOSE WHO
HAVEN'T HAD COVID-19
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 1015 AEDT | 1215 NZDT
JAMA Network Open
Symptoms often considered to be signs of long COVID in young people could
be just as common in young people who have not had the virus, according to
international and Australian researchers that suggest the World Health
Organization's case Read more about Long COVID symptoms in young people
could be just as common in those who haven't had COVID-19
Australia; International; NSWWestern Sydney University|Kirby Institute,
UNSW Sydney...
7. CURING CHILDHOOD CANCER: ALL ROADS LEAD TO MELBOURNE
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0616 AEDT | 0816 NZDT
Cancer Cell
Children's cancers are not like adult cancers - the same drugs often don't
work and the pharmaceutical industry invests a tiny fraction of its funds
into kids' treatments. One lab in Melbourne is working to change that, and
leading the world in the Read more about Curing childhood cancer: all roads
lead to Melbourne
Australia; International; VICHudson Institute of Medical Research|Monash
University...
8. NEW METHOD FOR AGED CARE PROVIDERS TO MONITOR AND COMPARE CARE
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT
South Australian aged care providers can now access an individualised
quality and safety monitoring report to measure their performance and
compare results with other facilities around the nation. South Australian
aged care providers can now access Read more about New method for aged care
providers to monitor and compare care
Australia; SASouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
(SAHMRI)
9. MYSTERY RISE IN CHILDHOOD HEPATITIS LINKED TO COMMON VIRUS
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT
Nature
An unexplained rise in hepatitis cases in children around the world has
been linked to a common childhood virus known as adeno-associated virus 2
(AAV2), according to international and Australian researchers. In three
papers, researchers tested Read more about Mystery rise in childhood
hepatitis linked to common virus
Australia; International; QLDThe University of Queensland|University of
California, USA (paper 1), University of Glasgow, UK (Paper 2), University
College London, UK (paper 3)
10. ARGH! SOME PLANTS LET OUT SOUNDS WHEN THEY'RE STRESSED
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT
Cell
Tomato and tobacco plants let out sounds when they're stressed, according
to international researchers who say that when the plants are dehydrated or
have their stems cut they let out popping sounds. The team says that the
frequency of these sounds Read more about Argh! Some plants let out sounds
when they're stressed
InternationalTel Aviv University, Israel
11. THE NUMBER OF AUSSIE TEENS IN DETENTION OR UNDER SUPERVISION BY THE JUSTICE
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FALL
Publicly released: Fri 31 Mar 2023 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT
The number of Australian teens and children over 10 who are in detention or
under supervision by the youth justice system due to involvement or alleged
involvement in crime has continued to fall over 2021-2022, according to a
report by the Read more about The number of Aussie teens in detention or
under supervision by the justice system continues to fall
AustraliaAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
12. EXPERT REACTION: SECOND CORONAL HOLE DETECTED ON THE SUN IN ONE WEEK
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 1400 AEDT | 1600 NZDT
For the second time in a week, a huge coronal hole has been detected on the
sun. Unusually, these holes have been forming closer to the sun's equator
than typically expected. It has been suggested that they could generate a
blast of solar winds, Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Second coronal hole
detected on the sun in one week
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SAAustralian Science Media Centre
13. AUSTRALIANS PAYING $6 BILLION FOR UNUSED APARTMENT PARKING
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 1200 AEDT | 1400 NZDT
Journal of Transport Geography
Experts are calling for planning policy to ‘unbundle’ parking spaces from
apartments to reduce housing costs and alleviate street parking woes.
Experts are calling for planning policy to ‘unbundle’ parking spaces from
apartments to reduce Read more about Australians paying $6 billion for
unused apartment parking
Australia; NSW; VIC; WARMIT University
14. AS THEY SEARCH FOR POLLEN, HONEYBEES ALSO COLLECT THE SECRETS OF THEIR
CITIES
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 1100 AEDT | 1300 NZDT
Environmental Microbiome
Hidden in urban honeybee hives are secrets about the makeup of the cities
the bees travel around, according to international researchers who looked
at the potential of bees to record data about the microorganisms that occur
in cities around the world Read more about As they search for pollen,
honeybees also collect the secrets of their cities
Australia; International; NSW; VICNew York University, USA
15. CAN A SOLID BE A SUPERFLUID? ENGINEERING A NOVEL SUPERSOLID STATE FROM
LAYERED 2D MATERIALS
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 1045 AEDT | 1245 NZDT
Physical Review Letters
A collaboration of Australian and European physicists predict that layered
electronic 2D semiconductors can host a curious quantum phase of matter
called the supersolid. This counterintuitive quantum material
simultaneously forms a rigid crystal, Read more about Can a solid be a
superfluid? Engineering a novel supersolid state from layered 2D materials
Australia; International; NSWARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy
Electronics Technologies (FLEET)...
16. NEW PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT FOR HAEMOPHILIA COULD HELP PATIENTS STOP
BLEEDING
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT
The Lancet, The Lancet Haematology
A new monthly injection to help people with haemophilia reduce bleeding has
been effective in two phase 3 trials and may be the first preventative
measure that can help treatment-resistant people with haemophilia A and B,
according to international Read more about New preventative treatment for
haemophilia could help patients stop bleeding
Australia; International; VICMonash University|University of Southern
California, USA (Paper 1), Christian Medical College, India (Paper 2)
17. PRESCHOOLERS WITH PETS HAVE FEWER FOOD ALLERGIES
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT
PLOS ONE
Children exposed to indoor cats and dogs during foetal development and
early infancy have fewer food allergies, according to a massive study of
more than 66,000 children up to the age of three in Japan. Researchers
found that 22% of the children had Read more about Preschoolers with pets
have fewer food allergies
InternationalFukushima Regional Center for the Japan Environment and
Children's Study, Fukushima Medical University
18. TEENS WHOSE PARENTS ALLOW THEM TO DRINK AT HOME ARE MORE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT
Drug and Alcohol Review
Teenagers who have permission from their parents to drink alcohol in the
home are likely to drink more alcohol and have a higher chance of being
harmed by their alcohol consumption, according to Australian research.
Using survey data related to Read more about Teens whose parents allow them
to drink at home are more likely to experience alcohol-related harm
Australia; VIC; QLDBurnet Institute|Monash University|The University of
Melbourne...
19. NEWS BRIEFING: IS THE SOUTHERN OCEAN ABOUT TO HAVE ITS OWN 'DAY AFTER
TOMORROW' MOMENT?
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT
Nature
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLEThe movie 'The Day After Tomorrow' tells the
fictional story of catastrophic climatic effects following the collapse of
the North Atlantic Ocean circulation, and now new Australian research
suggests our own southern version Read more about NEWS BRIEFING: Is the
Southern Ocean about to have its own 'Day After Tomorrow' moment?
Australia; NSW; ACTThe University of New South Wales|The Australian
National University...
20. AN ATLAS OF GENETIC SCORES TO PREDICT MULTI-OMIC TRAITS
Publicly released: Thu 30 Mar 2023 at 0200 AEDT | 0400 NZDT
Nature
Supercomputing to perform multi-omic analysis is becoming a powerful
approach to better understand disease biology and to advance disease
prediction, and in this powerful new paper, it is being harnessed to train
genetic prediction models. Analysis Read more about An atlas of genetic
scores to predict multi-omic traits
Australia; International; VICBaker Heart and Diabetes Institute|Cambridge
Baker Systems Genomics Initiative, Department of Public Health and Primary
Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; British Heart Foundation
Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary
Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart
and Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;
British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence,School of Clinical
Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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