Claire Kaplan

1 month ago | sciencemediacentre.co.nz | Claire Kaplan

The research team looked at 376 studies comprising almost 350,000 people with chronic pain around the world. Those most likely to have depression and anxiety are women, younger people, and people with a certain kind of chronic pain where there is no tissue damage, such as fibromyalgia. The team says systematically screening for these mental health conditions is critical when someone is seeking treatment for chronic pain, as is equitable access to care and innovative treatments.

1 month ago | sciencemediacentre.co.nz | Claire Kaplan

Over 320,000 litres of diesel fuel mixed with seawater have been removed and from this, just over 300,000 litres of usable diesel fuel have been extracted. Another 45,000 litres of liquid including waste oils and diesel fuel/seawater have also been removed and will be returned to New Zealand and processed for safe disposal. Final amounts can be confirmed once assessments are complete. The SMC asked experts to comment.

1 month ago | sciencemediacentre.co.nz | Claire Kaplan

Researchers studied fires and monthly maximum air temperatures from over 2800 cities in 20 countries, covering over 20% of the world’s population. With unmitigated warming of over 4°C, the researchers estimate this would lead to a third of a million more fire deaths globally and over a million more injuries from 2020 to 2100—but if warming is kept below 1.5°C, those deaths could be halved. The SMC asked third-party New Zealand-based experts to comment.

1 month ago | sciencemediacentre.co.nz | Claire Kaplan

According to the framework, businesses that capture and store carbon dioxide will be rewarded through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Legislation is expected to be introduced later this year. The SMC asked local experts to provide background information on the research behind carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).

2 months ago | sciencemediacentre.co.nz | Claire Kaplan

Our rates of death from breast cancer, however, were at the lower end of the scale, and reducing by 2.1% per year – well on our way to meeting the World Health Organization Global Breast Cancer Initiative goal of 2.5% a year. The SMC asked local experts to comment. Professor Jason Gurney, Epidemiologist, University of Otago, comments:“Female breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Aotearoa New Zealand.