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The Alzheimer's Protein Long Blamed for Dementia May Actually Be Critical for Memory, Scientists Find

Flinders University study in Nature Communications finds tau is essential for long-term memory formation — not just Alzheimer's pathology. What this means for drug development.

Medical Daily

Scientists Found That the Alzheimer's Protein Tau Is Also Essential for Normal Memory Formation

Flinders University researchers found in Nature Communications that tau — the Alzheimer's protein — is also essential for forming long-term memories in healthy brains via engram cell coordination.

Medical Daily

Lost world of birds and frogs: Scientists open a million-year-old cave time capsule in New Zealand, where 12 bird species and four frogs reveal a lost world reshaped by volcanoes and climate long before humans arrived

A remarkable fossil discovery in a New Zealand cave has unveiled a lost world of ancient birds and frogs, dating back one million years. This find, dubbed a "missing volume" of natural history, reveals a dramatically different avian landscape before human arrival. Scientists unearthed remains of extinct takahē ancestors and…

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Half of all fatal shark attacks take place in Australia. How can you protect yourself – and do electronic deterrents work?

From tough wetsuits to wearable devices, experts say there are ways to reduce your risk in the ocean

The Guardian - AU

Scientists raise alarm about effects of commonly prescribed sleeping pill

Low-dose quetiapine improves sleep quality but significantly impairs next-day alertness and driving performance, new clinical trial finds

The Independent UK

Cyber attack exposes student and staff private details

A global cyber attack has revealed the names of students and staff in schools and universities, with authorities scrambling to contact those affected.

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From serving the nation to serving a sentence

New Flinders University research warns many veterans and their families are being failed long after their service ends.

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Why some people are more drawn to conspiracy theories than others

A strong psychological need for order and structure can, in some people, overshadow their ability to question those beliefs, research suggests

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Scientists say they now know what went wrong with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine

Some people who took the shots developed a rare and severe type of blood clot called VITT

The Independent UK

Social lives of whales and dolphins shape the spread of infectious diseases

Dolphins, whales and seals are highly social animals. Many live in groups, form long-term relationships, and repeatedly interact with the same individuals over years or even decades. Some dolphins have preferred companions, while others move between groups in fluid, ever-changing social networks.

The Conversation

Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review

If you’ve been pregnant in the past few months, you may have faced a dilemma. You wake up with a fever, a pounding headache or back pain – and then pause. Is it safe to take paracetamol?

The Conversation

The $60 laundry gadget helping arrest global pollution

Lab testing of a South Australian-made washing machine filter has revealed it can help protect waterways from polyester and other synthetic microparticles.

AAP

Getting enough sleep may be the key to staying healthy, new research finds

Around 1 in eight people in the global study got enough sleep and exercise.

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Indigenous students construct new paths in engineering

Indigenous students with a passion for STEM are being introduced to the world of engineering, with hands-on workshops, site visits and cultural activities.

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How climate change could be ruining your sleep

Sleep apnoea, which causes breathing problems at night, is thought to affect about 10 million people in the UK

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Australians ranked their 15 biggest problems: how do yours compare?

A survey asked Australians to rank the problems they’re most concerned about. Here’s how Flinders University is addressing each one.

The Independent UK

Scientists find new materials to make shark bite-resistant suits for divers

Researchers hope materials assessed in study can be part of the ‘toolkit’ to reduce shark-bite risk

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Can ‘bite-resistant’ wetsuits help protect surfers against sharks? Here’s what Australian researchers have found

Study finds that some suits – incorporating materials such as Kevlar – can reduce the severity of puncture damage from shark bites

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Safer, faster, and cheaper way to extract gold at 99% purity from electronic waste detailed — new method for recovering gold from PCBs uses a sanitizing reagent and a novel polymer

A Flinders University research team has developed a new way of recovering gold from ore and e-waste that's safer and more cost-efficient.

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Research team shares new method for sucking gold out of old PC hardware, making some progress towards shrinking our mountains of e-waste one day

No more nightmares.

The Conversation

There’s gold trapped in your iPhone – and chemists have found a safe new way to extract it

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030.

The Conversation

Blinding lights: the hidden science behind gambling’s glow

There’s a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they’re engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it’s not just time you’re losing? New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments could be quietly altering how we make decisions, making us more prone to…

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Sleep apnoea cases may double this century due to global warming, researchers warn

Researchers collected data over several years and found hotter temperatures were associated with 45% increase in sleep apnea

AAP

Snoring snoozers are biggest losers as world warms up

Sleep apnoea will be more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens, sleep researchers warn.

The Guardian - AU

Distorted moles to lesser bilbies: a new way to marvel at Australia’s supremely weird and unique mammals

Users of Ozboneviz site can spin and zoom 3D scans of bones and skeletons. Scientists hope it helps disprove the myth that marsupials are less evolved

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