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🧴EXPERT REACTION: TGA developing sunscreen regulation reforms 🗨️ @qimrb.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @latrobe.edu.au @publichealthaus.bsky.social respond www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #TGA #sunscreen

27% of men and 19% of women aren't doing THIS when they're done in the bathroom! The Food Safety Information Council have some advice on how to get it done right. Find out all about it in Episode 9 of Off Embargo. Out now wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/BVJRy7V

🌿 The number of Aussies under 25 with prescriptions for medicinal cannabis products has risen in recent years, according to @unimelb.edu.au who raise concerns about the evidence behind many of these decisions www.scimex.org/newsfeed/sho... #cannabis #medicinalcannabis #medicalmarijuana

🦖 Did you know paleontologists are still finding new dinosaurs? 🦴 Growing up, we thought they'd found them all! ➡️ Find out about the latest one, and much more in Ep 9 of Off Embargo! 🎧Out Monday, wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/BVJRy7V

💉 An mRNA-based cancer vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of death or of the cancer coming back by 42% 🗨️comments from @burnetinstitute.bsky.social @centenaryinstitute.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #cancervaccine #mRNA #melanoma #skincancer #Cancer

📃 With the upcoming US mid-term elections, we are pointing our #ExpertSpotlight at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social's Dr Nick Bordeleau 🪧 His expertise includes US politics, electoral behaviour, democratic backsliding, conspiracy believers ➡️ More on Nick: www.scimex.org/experts?a=12...

🖥️EXPERT REACTION: Flaw in computer language leads to global website shutdown 🗨️ @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social @unimelb.edu.au @murdoch.edu.au @sydney.edu.au @latrobe.edu.au @edithcowanuni.bsky.social www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #PHP

Before he got into youth health research, Seth Westhead wanted to be a vet! If you started a vet clinic, what would you call it? Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/BVJRy7V

👥 Keeping yourself busy with social activities has been linked to better brain power in our later years, say Chinese researchers ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/o4rRsin #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #ageing #dementia #BrainHealth

📱 US researchers say using a smartphone after 10pm has been linked with falling asleep later, waking up later and sleeping less in teens ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/UGtY0DX #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #sleep #teensmartphone

📣 With the protests in France, we're pointing our #ExpertSpotlight at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social's Dr Lucy Bird 🚨 Her research examines political emotions and how they influence engagement in progressive social change ➡️https://www.scimex.org/experts?a=1261188

💊 A common group of painkillers (NSAIDs) that had been thought to be linked to a higher risk of blood clots in women taking hormonal contraceptives may not be to blame after all buff.ly/k5JrJOw #science #sciencenews #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #NSAID #painkillers #thepill #birthcontrol

🌎 With the current state of the world, we are pointing our #ExpertSpotlight at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social's Dr Jack Klein 📣 Jack's expertise ranges from social psychology to terrorism, extremism and radicalisation ➡️ You can find out more over on Scimex: www.scimex.org/experts?a=12...

🌭 EXPERT REACTION: Not all ultra-processed foods are created equal when it comes to bowel cancer risk 🗨️ @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @qimrb.bsky.social commentary www.scimex.org/newsfeed/stu... #science #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #ultraprocessed #UPF #cancer

💉 Long-term use of anabolic-androgenic steroids has been linked to serious consequences for the heart ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/ocH2ui7 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #weightlifting #steroids #juicing

Seth Westhead from @thekidsau.bsky.social dropping some wisdom on the latest Off Embargo episode Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! smc.org.au/off-embargo

🦕 A fossil overlooked in a UK museum collection for nearly 100 years has been identified as a new species of meat-eating dinosaur, the first of its group in Europe ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/XGROAh5 #science #sciencenews #knowledge #sciencefacts #fossil #dinosaur

👩‍🦳 Menopause-related changes to the body may happen suddenly, rather than being a gradual part of aging, a new study shows 🗨️ @unimelb.edu.au experts have responded to the research here: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/men... #science #menopause #womenshealth

🔦 Need an expert in youth sexual violence and abuse? A/Prof Nadine McKillop is an expert in all things sexual violence prevention and the onset and progression of sexual offending ➡️ You can find out more about Nadine over on Scimex: www.scimex.org/experts?a=12...

🤕 People with Long COVID have different types and amounts of bacteria in their mouths and lungs, a new study finds ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/aXm2lGt #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #longCOVID #covid

🤔 Monday's episode of Off Embargo features an interview so interesting we had to make it extra long! ⏱️ But don't worry, it's still under 30 minutes! 🎧 Catch this special episode wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/0UAVFCE

🔥 British colonisation left the Australian landscape more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change and propelling Australia’s bushfire crisis, according to new Aussie research 🗨️ @utas.edu.au @unimelb.edu.au experts respond www.scimex.org/newsfeed/bri... #science #bushfires

💉 Having an HPV jab before pregnancy is linked with a reduced risk of major pregnancy complications, including preterm birth, and vaccination at an earlier age is most effective buff.ly/1QvUqOI #science #sciencenews #research #knowledge #sciencefacts #HPV #Vaccine #vaccination #pregnancy

😸 Eevee and Pikachu help us explain our most popular story ever 🤔 Find out why we needed their help on the latest episode of Off Embargo 🎧 Wherever you get your podcasts buff.ly/0UAVFCE

☣️ A Russian lab technician from the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia is reported to have died of pneumonia of “unknown” origin 🗨️ Professor Raina MacIntyre @kirbyinstitute.bsky.social responds www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #science #ScienceNews #russianlab #plague

🌅 Standard time is likely better for population health than daylight saving time, according to Canadian researchers ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/2sVBh2F #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #daylightsavings #DST #AEDT #AEST

🤧 As hay fever season begins, we have pointed our #ExpertSpotlight at @unimelb.edu.au's Dr Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson 🧬 Catriona's an expert in all things immune system, and you can often catch her singing her science ➡️ More info here: www.scimex.org/experts?name...

😸 Countries with more cats tend to be happier, say international researchers ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/1XTTvj5 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #cats #happiness

🐬 Meet Bubbles the Dolphin: menace of the sea 🐟 Bubbles has been recorded pestering fish and stealing their food 🎧 Listen to our latest Off Embargo episode for more, as well as our most popular Scimex story of all time (🚨warning: NOT PG🚨) ➡️ Wherever you get your podcasts

🤒 With the uptick in measles cases happening in Australia and overseas, we have pointed our #ExpertSpotlight at @thedohertyinst.bsky.social's Dr Danielle Anderson ➡️ Find more info about Dani here: www.scimex.org/experts?name...

📱 Children who own smartphones by age 12 may be more likely to report eating disorder symptoms (like binge-eating and tying self-worth to weight) buff.ly/1XnaBeh #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #eatingdisorder #smartphones #kidshealth #kidsmentalhealth

💦 Things got a bit wet and wild on Off Embargo this week ⚡ Tune in Monday to hear what's got Pikachu so shocked 🎧 Catch episode 7 wherever you get your podcasts

💊 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pills taken during menopause increase the risk of serious blood clots 🗨️ @unimelb.edu.au experts respond to the research www.scimex.org/newsfeed/men... #science #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #HRT #menopause #clot #stroke #heartattack

👩‍⚕️Hey doc, check out this rash! 🤔 Can you figure out what's going on in this case study? 🎧Tune in to the latest Off Embargo episode to see if you're right! Available wherever you get your podcasts

🧯 EXPERT REACTION: Banned forever chemical PFOS may make us worse at fighting off viruses 🗨️ @drolijones.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @dremmye.bsky.social respond www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #science #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #PFAS #foreverchemical

📄EXPERT REACTION: Latest Fed Gov intergenerational report looks to Australia's next 40 years 🗨️ @anupress.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @uninewengland.bsky.social www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #science #intergenerational #auspol

👩‍⚕️An anesthetic squirted into the uterus via the cervix is well tolerated and greatly reduces the pain involved with getting an intrauterine birth control device, commonly referred to as an IUD buff.ly/LqqsZLa #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #iud #birthcontrol

💉 EXPERT REACTION: Investigation claims the USA hushed up COVID-19 vaccine safety algorithm flaws 🗨️ @sydney.edu.au and @monashuniversity.bsky.social experts respond to the article scimex.org/newsfeed/inv... #science #COVID #COVID19 #vaccine #myocarditis

💪 If you could grow another body part, what would it be? 👀 Tell us in the comments, and catch Ep. 6 to find out why we want to know! 👂 Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts!

🧠EXPERT REACTION: Mice implanted with lab-grown human brain tissue 🗨️ Comments from @monashuniversity.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @adeelrazi.bsky.social @rsuarezsaa.bsky.social ➡️ www.scimex.org/newsfeed/mic... #science #sciencenews #research #knowledge #sciencefacts #organoids

🐘AS PROMISED: This week on Off Embargo, we talked about some elephants that showed they could think before they act 🤔 What do you think? 🎧 Read more on Scimex or listen to Off Embargo Episode 6 now, wherever you get your podcasts View the videos here: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/asi...

🤳 Need an expert in social media and the brain? Chat to our #ExpertSpotlight Hon Prof Mark Williams OAM 🧠 Mark is a cognitive neuroscientist studying how the modern world is reshaping the way we think, learn, and connect ➡️ more here: www.scimex.org/experts?name...

🍑 A major sexual health clinic in Melbourne has seen a rise in women testing positive for gonorrhoea over the past decade, according to @monashuniversity.bsky.social and @unimelb.edu.au www.scimex.org/newsfeed/mel... #science #research #knowledge #sciencefacts #STI #gonorrhoea #sexualhealth

🤔 What the hell is going on here? 🎉 Listen to Off Embargo to find out! 🙌 Episode 6 will be available Monday, wherever you get your podcasts ✨ Or follow the link to listen to past episodes✨ buff.ly/qKZIQIC

🕷️A small study has found that women who regularly get eyelash extensions often also have tiny mites, called Demodex folliculorum, living on their lashes buff.ly/OleNRBb #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #demodex #eyespiders #EyeMites

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Need an expert on STIs ahead of the joint conferences on STIs and HIV next week? 🗨️ Chat to Adelaide University's Adjunct Associate Professor Emma Miller 🏥 Emma can talk on STIs, public health management and Hep C ➡️ Contact info here: www.scimex.org/experts?name...

💊EXPERT REACTION: Paracetamol during pregnancy linked to reproductive development changes in daughters 🗨️ @unimelb.edu.au and @curtinuniversity.bsky.social commentary www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... #science #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #paracetamol #pregnancy #acetaminophen

🚬EXPERT REACTION: Why is smoking linked to a lower risk of Parkinson's? 🗨️ @latrobe.edu.au @griffith.edu.au and @westernsydneyu.bsky.social experts respond to the research ✨ www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp... ✨ #science #parkinsons #smoking