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Budget cuts put research integrity under stress
As respected institutions continue to face cuts to their funding, there is a question mark over both the volume and quality of research that can be conducted. [ + ]
Real-time sequencing helps combat golden staph infections
Tracking bacterial changes during serious Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph) infection can give clinicians immediate insights to personalise treatment and improve patient outcomes. [ + ]
AI tool enables faster skin cancer detection
PanDerm is understood to be one of the first AI models built specifically to assist with real-world dermatological medical practice by analysing multiple types of images. [ + ]
New coeliac disease test removes need for gluten consumption
The test can detect coeliac disease with up to 90% sensitivity and 97% specificity — even in patients following a strict gluten-free diet. [ + ]
Biomaterial helps to reverse aging in the heart
The discovery could open the door to therapies that rejuvenate the heart by changing its cellular environment, rather than the heart cells themselves. [ + ]
AI model found to accurately diagnose thyroid cancer
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to classify both the cancer stage and risk category of thyroid cancer, achieving accuracy in excess of 90%. [ + ]
mRNA used to force HIV out of hiding
Using the same technology behind mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, researchers have discovered a way to deliver mRNA to the elusive HIV reservoir and coax HIV out of hiding. [ + ]
Why sample management should be every lab's first consideration
Proper management of samples should be at the core of everything a laboratory does — so what software capabilities are needed to avoid the pitfalls? [ + ]
Novel tool enables more precise gene therapy
A novel gene editor dubbed 'evoCAST' helps solve the problem of how to add long stretches of DNA to defined locations in the human genome without creating unwanted modifications. [ + ]
Contact lens breakthrough lets humans see infrared light
Newly created contact lenses enable infrared vision in both humans and mice by converting infrared light into visible light — which could transform medical imaging and visual assistance technologies. [ + ]
AI may be weakening the quality of published research
Researchers have seen a surge in papers that look scientific but don't hold up under scrutiny, describing them as 'science fiction' using national health datasets to masquerade as science fact. [ + ]
Fatty diets cause inflammation, impair cognitive function
A preclinical study has found that even a few meals high in saturated fats can cause inflammation in the body, while a separate study has linked fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. [ + ]
Quantum simulation of chemical dynamics achieved
New research simulates how molecules behave when excited by light — a process involving ultrafast electronic and vibrational changes that classical computers struggle to model accurately or efficiently. [ + ]
World's first patient treated with personalised gene editing
In what is being described as a historic medical breakthrough, an infant diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder has been treated with a customised CRISPR gene editing therapy. [ + ]
Reptiles originated 35 million years earlier than we thought
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws, found in a small rock slab in Victoria, are believed to have been made by a small goanna-like creature about 355 million years ago. [ + ]
