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💉 International researchers in the final stages of testing say a monthly injection could help patients with asthma reduce or even discontinue their daily steroid medications

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November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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🍍 International researchers have developed a way to dye clothing using discarded pineapple peel - an approach they say can help upcycle food waste and provide a more sustainable option.

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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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💉 Most people who lose weight taking diabetes drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro) gain some of it back once they stop taking the drug, according to international research

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November 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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🤖 Writing a story up about all the new AI videos popping up on everyone's feeds?

📢 Talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Aaron Snoswell from #QUT

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November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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💊 Taking a type of antidepressant known as SSRIs while breastfeeding is not linked to the child having a lower IQ score, according to international research

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November 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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🎨 International researchers say that we can tell when an expressionist painting is done by a child rather than an adult, but famous artist Jackson Pollock's style more closely resembles that of children

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November 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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🚶 People with the highest levels of physical activity at midlife and late life have the best chance of avoiding dementia, say US researchers

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November 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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👁️ Chinese researchers have found that we unconsciously blink our eyes along to the rhythm of music we're listening to

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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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🥙 Switching to a vegan diet can help you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to ditching meat and dairy, according to a North American study

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November 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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🏭 Writing a story about the "net-zero drop"?

🔦 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT A/Prof James Hopeward from #UniversitySA

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November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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🐚 A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species.

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November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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🐕 Dogs already came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes long before modern breeding took hold. Researchers used 3D analysis to examine 643 skulls spanning 50k years and found that distinct dog-like skull traits first appeared around 10k years ago

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November 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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🏏 With #cricket season starting, talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT A/Prof Jessica Orchard from @sydney.edu.au for all things sport heart health

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November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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🏭 Results are mixed for this years' global carbon emissions budget, with the latest data showing that CO₂ emissions are set to rise again in 2025 and that the 'limit warming' of 1.5C could be reached in 4 years

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November 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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🍟 Researchers say telling gulls to back off from human food was enough to make them retreat, but shouting made them fly away

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November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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🥙 Vegan diets could cut carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, according to international researchers who say eating this way would still deliver nearly all essential nutrients

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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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📴 Writing a story on the social media ban?

🔦 Chat to today's #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT @melodytaba.bsky.social from @sydney.edu.au

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November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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☕ A cup of coffee a day could protect against a common heart condition that is a cause of heart failure, stroke and premature death

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November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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💊 Fewer than half of young adults aged 18 to 39 are getting their high cholesterol treated, say US researchers looking into the 'bad' cholesterol levels of almost 800,000 people

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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🍗 A keto diet may somewhat improve symptoms of depression, according to international researchers analysing previous studies on the impact of keto diets on mental health

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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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🦠After COVID-19 infection, children have a higher risk of developing rare and serious heart inflammation, but the COVID vaccine does not have the same effect. 👧🧒

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November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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🏃‍♀️ Need an expert in exercise and gender?

🔦 Today's #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Angela Spence from @curtinuniversity.bsky.social!

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October 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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🕷 If you're going to a Halloween party this weekend and see some cobweb decorations, take a moment to tell the party guests all about ✨stabilimenta✨

🔎 New research from @plosone.org has found these zig-zaggy patterns might help spiders pinpoint their next meal 📍

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October 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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🚗 An electric car's life-cycle is far greener than that of a petrol-powered car – but not at first

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October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🌡️ A new report states that globally, failure to curb the warming effects of climate change has seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23% since the 1990s

Experts from @scienceanu.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @csu.edu.au respond

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October 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM