While night-time temperatures have typically increased at a faster pace than daytime temperatures, researchers recently found that this pattern had reversed. [ + ]

COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy is not associated with any increased risks in newborn infants — while COVID-19 infection puts pregnant women at risk. [ + ]

Researchers have solved a complication that could occur following an experimental procedure to repair damaged heart muscle. [ + ]

A cannabis extract has shown positive results in slowing down melanoma cell growth and increasing cell death rates, according to an in vitro study. [ + ]

Rice already has a high nutrient level, but adding cells from livestock can further boost it. [ + ]

Queensland researchers have developed a treatment that can both prevent and cure infection caused by an invasive fungal disease devastating native Australian plants. [ + ]

In recent years, mass fish deaths have occurred in the Darling River as a result of low dissolved oxygen levels caused by weather conditions and changes in local waterways. [ + ]

Scientists have created a flexible electrode that wraps around muscles, nerves and hearts to deliver electrical stimulation to tissues or record electrical activity. [ + ]

The sensors can be used to record greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and diesel fuel molecules. [ + ]

With more than 150 leading health sector speakers, over 100 sessions and two deep-dive master classes, AHW 2024 has something for everyone. [ + ]

Women have a four times higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they have an infection with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus. [ + ]

Japanese researchers have discovered a way to improve the durability of gold catalysts by creating a protective layer of metal oxide clusters. [ + ]

The telescope found that a massive galaxy in the early universe — observed 11.5 billion years ago — has an extremely old population of stars formed much earlier. [ + ]

Stress increases the migration of white blood cells called monocytes into the vascular system of the brain, particularly into the reward centre regions. [ + ]

A research team has grown tumour organoids in the lab, in order to predict what drugs will work for bowel cancer patients before they begin treatment. [ + ]