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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 25

💬 Bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into #paracetamol. Have researchers found the possibility of a more sustainable process for producing the drugs?

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 25

💬 is climate change linked to dangerous #sleep #apnea?

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 25

💭 Gut Microbiome Study Links #ParkinsonsDisease to Environmental Chemicals

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Mar 15

Thank you to Senator Dr. Jess Walsh & Tony Cantwell & the Committee for Gippsland team for the invitation to be part of the Net Zero Economy Authority roundtable with a great group of Gippsland stakeholders.

#RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #RDA #EnergyTransition #EconomicDevelopment

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Mar 15

Great to spend time with the Net Zero Economy Authority in Gippsland last week. Always appreciate the opportunity to discuss our region’s energy transformation.

#RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #RDA #Regions #EnergyTransition #RegionalTourism #RegionalHealth #EconomicDevelopment

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Mar 15

💭 Neuroimaging study reveals viewing nature can help ease how people experience pain, by reducing the brain activity linked to pain perception

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Mar 15

💭 Income, education, and the clustering of risk in #cardiovascular disease in the US

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Mar 15

💭 Consumption of Red Versus White Wine and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

🔗 www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Mar 15

💭 Experiencing 5 or more blistering sunburns between ages 15 & 20 increases one’s melanoma risk by 80% & nonmelanoma skin cancer risk by 68%

🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 26

It was an absolute pleasure to host the RWAV - Rural Workforce Agency Victoria Conference sub-theme "Working Together, Designing, and Innovating for Workforce Sustainability."

#RWAVConference2025 #DreamingBig #DrivingChange #RuralHealth #WorkforceSustainability

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 24

Great to see Gippsland so strongly represented in the enthusiastic audience for the first Q&A of 2025.

A one-on-one with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.

It was fantastic to be in the audience for this discussion

#RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #EconomicDevelopment

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 23

An absolutely brilliant few days partnering with Rural Workforce Agency Victoria team.

Thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to host the #Workforce panel discussions at #RWAVConference2025

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 16

💭 Latest in a series of studies showing that milk is a highly effective drug-delivery vehicle.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 14

Our Regional Development Australia Gippsland work is informed by opportunities for economic growth and development in our region

Always an absolute pleasure to spend time with the Australian Hydrogen Council team

#RegionalDevelopmentAustralia #Gippsland #RDA #EnergyTransition #EconomicDevelopment

Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 14

When: 19–21 February 2025
Where: All Seasons Resort Hotel, Bendigo

Don’t miss this essential conversation on shaping the future of rural healthcare!

Register now: bit.ly/3ZtQXgk

RWAV Conference

Join us as we bring together health professionals, service leaders, and policymakers to tackle the most pressing challenges in rural and regional healthcare. This year promises to inspire and drive

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 14

Looking forward to hosting this richly informed conversation "Working together, designing & innovating for workforce sustainability" at the RWAV Conference 2025

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 14

💭 “They Only Silence the Truth”: COVID-19 retractions and the politicization of science

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 14

💭 While music’s effects on emotion are widely appreciated, its effects on cognition are less understood

Your lo-fi study playlist might actually help you focus

tinyurl.com/2usj23f5

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 11

💭Maternal climate-related exposures and prolonged pregnancy: Findings from a statewide population-based cohort study in Western Australia

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 11

💭 Digoxin for reduction of circulating tumor cell cluster size in metastatic breast cancer: a proof-of-concept trial

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 11

💭 Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance & disease resistance

Genes in bats that protect them from viruses could lead to new approaches to combat viral diseases.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 11

💭 Engineered commensals for targeted nose-to-brain drug delivery.

Bacteria that colonize the nose have been engineered to ferry drugs to the brains of mice.

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 6

How to sell your science without selling out
A five-step guide to communicating your science ethically and accurately.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 26

💭 How to trick the immune system into attacking tumours
Lab-grown viruses make cancer cells resemble pig tissue, provoking an organ-rejection response.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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How to trick the immune system into attacking tumours

Lab-grown viruses make cancer cells resemble pig tissue, provoking an organ-rejection response.

www.nature.com

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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 26

💭 Study finds gender gap with children when it comes to negotiating

psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

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