The Australian scientific, research and science teaching community recently came together to recognise some of the country's leading scientists and science educators. [ + ]

Risk of prostate cancer is higher in men who carry the BRCA2 gene fault, as well as those who have pursued assisted reproduction due to infertility. [ + ]

Using a combination of microfluidics and electrical sensors, the chip was able to detect differences in the electrical properties of white blood cells taken from healthy and diabetic patients. [ + ]

Ahead of his appearance at the 58th ASMR National Scientific Conference 2019, we talk to Professor Daniel Drucker about how he became a pioneer in gut hormone research. [ + ]

The vaccine candidate has been engineered using a synthetic protein scaffold that could revolutionise the way vaccines are designed, produced and stored. [ + ]

Inflammation lies at the heart of almost all disease — but what can be done about it? British physician, science journalist and documentary maker Michael Mosley has a few tips. [ + ]

Fire can pose a serious and immediate fire risk in laboratory environments, making adequate fire protection crucial to the safety of technicians and workers. [ + ]

Modern humans acquired a gene variant from Denisovans — an extinct human species related to Neanderthals — that heightened their immune reactions. [ + ]

Whereas naturally born babies get most of their gut bacteria from their mother, babies born via caesarean have more bacteria associated with hospital environments in their guts. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a novel technology that could sensitively detect and classify cancer cells, as well as determine disease aggressiveness, from the least invasive biopsies. [ + ]

Scientists say they have developed a way to successfully transplant certain protective brain cells into mice — without the need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs. [ + ]

Claimed to be the smallest spectrometer ever designed, the device could be used in applications such as assessing the freshness of foods, the quality of drugs or even identifying counterfeit objects. [ + ]

For many years, researchers knew that rodents' squeaks told a lot about how the animals are feeling. [ + ]

Emotional states can influence movement through connections in an area of the brain called the basal ganglia, researchers have found. [ + ]

While striving to remain on the cutting edge of scientific discovery, researchers need more agile and powerful computing in order to drive towards a better future for everyone. [ + ]