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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · Dec 9

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 21h

🎍International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 1d

🦵 Korean researchers suggest they have found a link between restless leg syndrome and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 2d

🌤️ Need someone to talk to about agricultural #drought?

🔦 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Milton Speer from #UTS

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 5d

🤖 Can you use AIs ethically?

🔦 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Jacqueline Boaks from @curtinuniversity.bsky.social for all things AI ethics (among much more!)

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 5d

🐶 The breed of a puppy that's neglected or abused could influence how it behaves in adulthood, according to a US survey spanning over 200 dog breeds

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 7d

💊 In a small study, US researchers say the Alzheimer's drug memantine could significantly improve social impairment in youths with autism spectrum disorder

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 8d

😷 Long COVID in children is rare, but kids may be at a higher risk of developing the condition after their second COVID-19 infection

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 8d

🔥 There's always something comforting about a wood-burning fire in the home, but UK researchers suggest that gathering around the hearth might actually have a negative effect on our lungs

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 9d

💊 Need an expert on #nurses being able to #prescribe medications?

🔦 Chat to Professor Liz Halcomb from #UOW

👩‍⚕️ Liz is an expert on general practice nursing who can comment on the changes to nurses' ability to prescribe medications

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 9d

🚬 People whose fathers smoked during puberty seem to age faster than expected, according to international research

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 12d

🐶 Babies living in homes with pet dogs may be less likely to develop asthma by the age of five because of exposure to the allergens our best friends produce, but pet cats, as befits their aloof personalities, do nothing to help their human hosts, according to Canadian researchers

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 13d

🌡️ Need someone to help discuss Trump's climate statements at the UN?

🔦 Talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Arthur Wyns from #unimelb

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 14d

🌏 Deaths from cancer worldwide are expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050, an increase of nearly 75% from 2024, according to international scientists

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 14d

👍 Being left-handed seems to be an advantage in some sports, according to a study of athletes in world-rankings. Although only 1 in 10 people are left-handed, researchers found that more than 1 in 10 fencers and table tennis players were lefties
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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 15d

💊 The Trump administration intends to update the plans for the use of the drug #leucovorin to include being used for the treatment of #autism

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 16d

🥬 @edithcowanuni.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @uni-newcastle.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social say cruciferous vegetables like broccoli could help with the management of blood sugar levels, particularly for people at risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 19d

👅 The types of bacteria and fungi living in your mouth could alter your risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a US study that compared the mouth bugs of around 450 people with pancreatic cancer to 450 without the disease

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 20d

💉 Writing up something about the #vaccine discussion in the US?

🔦 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Professor Paul Griffin from #UQ

🤧 Paul is an expert in all things vaccine, #COVID-19 and infectious diseases

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 22d

🧼 A lack of soap is the most commonly reported barrier to effective hand hygiene, say international researchers in three research papers. They found that, while a lack of hand hygiene causes around 740,000 deaths annually, governments across the globe are slow to act on the issue

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 22d

💉 US scientists say there's a lack of evidence around the accuracy, benefits and potential harms of commercially available blood tests that claim to be able to detect many different types of cancer (multicancer detection [MCD] tests)

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 23d

💉 Higher doses of the GLP-1 drug, #semaglutide, which is sold as #Ozempic and #Wegovy, can significantly improve weight loss and related health outcomes in adults living with obesity, including those with type 2 #diabetes, according to two new clinical trials

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 26d

🧠 @aihw.bsky.social has released updates to its Dementia in Australia report, which found that 1.1 million Aussies are projected to have dementia by 2065, based on population projections by the @ABSStats

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 28d

💉 A vaccine has been approved to protect Australia’s endangered koalas from infection and death caused by chlamydia

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 29d

🔫 Need an expert to talk to about the health impacts of armed conflict?

🔦 Talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Stacey Pizzino from #UQ

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · 29d

💉 Forty-four percent of people aged 15+ with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to modelling by international and Australian researchers from @monashuniversity.bsky.social and #BakerResearch

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