Lasers, cable cars, snowy mountain lairs. Come see what it’s like like living and working at the top of Germany, with physicist and alpinist Dr Hannes Vogelmann ABC Science ABC Radio National abc.net.au/news/2023-02-0…

Now that Japanese Encephalitis Virus has emerged in Australia, if it sticks around, what are the highest risk locations? Based distributions of birds, pigs, mosquitos. 👉mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2…

My latest: Around the world we are beginning to understand just how crucial it is to keep predators in the landscape. This is the story of the worlds longest fence and what it means for the ecosystem when dingos are kept off the land. abc.net.au/news/2023-02-0… ABC Science

Lack of diversity in clinical trials is leaving women and patients of color behind and harming the future of medicine theconversation.com/lack-of-divers…

Inside this nondescript building, scientists make the world’s most expensive - and explosive - substance. Come see why: abc.net.au/news/science/2…

A depression tool devised by a Zoloft marketing man is now the staple of the mental healthcare system. My investigation into the PHQ-9 reveals how it dramatically overestimates depression rates, leading to both over-diagnosis and crucially, misdiagnosis 🧵 statnews.com/2023/02/21/dep…

Molluscs! They’re way more exciting than you’d think… Come behind the scenes of this incredible institution to see what’s lurking in the ‘Tank Room’ abc.net.au/radionational/…

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Eat, Sleep, Console Approach or Usual Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Explore the Pacific & meet scientists living and working across the region in our new ABC Science series: ✨Pacific Scientific✨ abc.net.au/pacific/progra… 🧵 ABC Pacific ABC Radio National ABC Australia

A group of leading Indigenous and global health researchers have been published today in the The Lancet Global Health, saying the Voice to Parliament is a crucial step to securing genuine progress on Indigenous health and wellbeing. ausglobalhealth.org/voice-to-parli…

1/ 🧂Australians have a killer diet. We eat far too much salt – almost double the recommended daily maximum. 🧂 Governments have a role to play in reducing Australians’ salt intake. Here’s why…

Each year, more than 2,500 Australians die from diseases linked to eating too much salt. But mandatory salt limits could save lives, write Peter Breadon and Lachie Fox. buff.ly/3Qk26tI #auspol

A randomized trial of a salt substitute vs usual salt intake in people (mean age 71, Chinese population) with normal blood pressure: salt substitute reduced hypertension incidence by ~40% jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… JACC Journals

"We have always known that potassium has a role in blood pressure control, but we didn’t realise just how important it could be." New study shows more than two-thirds of the blood pressure lowering effect of salt substitute is due to the added potassium: buff.ly/42Jzz6N

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We gave 60,000 food products a ‘planetary health’ star rating – see how your favourites stack up theconversation.com/we-gave-60-000… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Food Ministers meeting urged to prioritise health rather than industry interests via Croakey News croakey.org/food-ministers…

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I’m thrilled to be part of a podcast by the Australian Broadcasting Company - All in the Mind Series - about the Night Sky & that features my recent research #natureatnight #lightpollution #stargazing #Wellbeing - abc.net.au/listen/program… Psychology at Derby DerbyUniPress Prof Kath Mitchell CBE