💊The US states that legalised #cannabis are dispensing fewer tranquilisers but are prescribing more #antidepressants and #antipsychotics scimex.org/newsfeed/us-st…

👃Saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by an average of two days, according to UK researchers scimex.org/newsfeed/salty…

🗣️Islands drive language change and generate language diversity in similar ways to how they drive species diversity, according to ANU Media scimex.org/newsfeed/islan…

🥦🥬Cruciferous vegetables have been found to lower blood pressure, in comparison to root and squash vegetables, in middle-aged and older Australian adults with elevated blood pressure, say Edith Cowan University (ECU) University of Newcastle Flinders University and University of Sydney scimex.org/newsfeed/brocc…

🧬Flinders University and La Trobe University have been making sense of crime scene DNA patterns scimex.org/newsfeed/new-s…

🏘️The time frame defining "protracted displacement" by the United Nations may need to be significantly shortened, according to a Uni of Adelaide study on internally displaced persons which suggests earlier support is needed for affected communities scimex.org/newsfeed/chall…

💡US researchers say exposure to outdoor light at night may increase Alzheimer’s prevalence more than many other risk factors for people aged under 65 scimex.org/newsfeed/light…

🦕A newly discovered #pterosaur might explain how the sky-giants could soar scimex.org/newsfeed/newly…

🐭Scientists at La Trobe University working with mice have discovered a new antibody-like molecule that could be used in therapy to prevent infection from multiple malaria parasite species scimex.org/newsfeed/break…

🩸Insulin resistance has been linked to a higher risk of 26 diseases and a lower risk of 5 scimex.org/newsfeed/insul…

🤡Sending clowns into hospitals could reduce the amount of time children with pneumonia are likely to need to stay in hospital, according to a conference presentation at the European Respiratory Society Congress scimex.org/newsfeed/clown…

🤰Supplies of crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting the health of pregnant women at risk from serious conditions, say The George Institute for Global Health University of Melbourne Western Sydney University and UNSW scimex.org/newsfeed/criti…

💉Early tests suggest that a slow release version of #Ozempic/#Wegovy gel could cut the shots down to once a month scimex.org/newsfeed/early…

🚬Young vapers struggle with exercise in a similar way to smokers scimex.org/newsfeed/young…

🫓 Eating oats, rye and some fruit in childhood is linked with a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes, while berries are linked to a lower risk, according to research presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference scimex.org/newsfeed/diffe…

🤳Influencers sway smoking and vaping attitudes in young people, say UQ News researchers scimex.org/newsfeed/influ…

🦉Night owls may be more susceptible to type 2 #diabetes say researchers presenting at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes scimex.org/newsfeed/night…

🏥Patients who are being treated with steroids are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes as those not receiving the treatment, say UK researchers presenting at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes scimex.org/newsfeed/stero…

🤖#ChatGPT may be better than trainee doctors at assessing complex respiratory illnesses in children scimex.org/newsfeed/chatg…

🐯Three new ancestors have been added to the Tasmanian tiger’s storyline, says UNSW scimex.org/newsfeed/three…