🌡️ The Lancet's ‘Countdown on Health and Climate Change’ 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 #UQ #ANU #Flinders #CharlesSturtUni #UTS respond
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-inaction-on-climate-change-could-be-paid-for-in-millions-of-lives-each-year
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🥬 New research by #EdithCowanUni #Flinders #Uni_Newcastle #CurtinUni has found evidence that cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and kale 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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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/eat-your-greens-and-skip-the-sugar-spikes
#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #vegetables #diabetes #heartdisease
🥤 Want to interview someone about the #plasticstreaty?
🔦 Chat to today's #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT A/Professor Melanie MacGregor from #Flinders
🔎 Melanie is Leader of the nano and microplastics consortium and you can find her details here: https://www.scimex.org/experts?a=1165532
👨⚕️ Nurses play a critical role in recognising and responding to end-of-life needs in aged care, often identifying signs of decline up to a year before death, says #Flinders
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/ensuring-a-good-death-for-those-in-aged-care
👁️ #Flinders and #Macquarie_Uni have revealed how and when we make eye contact—not just the act itself—plays a crucial role in how we understand and respond to others, including robots
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/eyes-on-the-prize-gaze-patterns-help-robots-read-human-intent
Decoding eye contact
Decoding eye contact
For the first time, a new study has revealed how and when we make eye contact—not just the act itself—plays a crucial role in how we understand and respond to others, including robots. They discovered that the most effective way to signal a request was through a specifi
👨⚕️ #Flinders says bowel cancer survivors face an elevated risk of developing multiple primary cancers #MPCs – for prostate, lung, breast and blood cancer
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/bowel-cancer-survivors-at-higher-risk-of-subsequent-cancers
Bowel cancer survivors at higher risk of subsequent cancers
Bowel cancer survivors at higher risk of subsequent cancers
A Flinders University study shows that bowel cancer survivors face an elevated risk of developing multiple primary cancers (MPCs) – for prostate, lung, breast and blood cancer. In a new article in Cancer Medicine, the South Austral
🐠 #Flinders #ANSTO and #CurtinUni have new insights into the lives of 380-million-year-old lungfish after a high-tech examination of ‘remarkable’ well-preserved jawbones found in the remote Gogo fossil field in northern Western Australia
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/high-tech-dive-into-mighty-bite-of-ancient-lungfish
High-tech dive into 'mighty bite' of ancient lungfish - Scimex
🚲 #Flinders used data from Garmin smartwatches and other monitoring technology to explore sleep, wellbeing and performance of elite male cyclists competing in the world’s most famous bike race – the Tour de France
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/tour-de-france-athletes-and-their-sleep-cycle
Tour de France athletes and their sleep cycle
Tour de France athletes and their sleep cycle
Peak performance in elite sport relies on a myriad of physical and mental capacities – and now there is an increasing consideration of the role of good sleep for training and competition performance. A new study led by Flinders University sleep
A trial to compare vapes with combination nicotine replacement therapy (cNRT) - patches, gum, and lozenges - in people leaving smoke-free drug and alcohol rehab facilities has been run by #Flinders
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/strategies-for-staying-smoke-free-after-rehab
Strategies for staying smoke-free after rehab
Strategies for staying smoke-free after rehab
A first-of-its-kind trial to compare vapes with combination nicotine replacement therapy (cNRT) - patches, gum, and lozenges - in people leaving smoke-free drug and alcohol rehab facilities was published today in the prestigious journal, The Lan
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