Two separate studies have uncovered explanations for why pancreatic cancers are so difficult to contain — and suggested innovative new methods to combat this. [ + ]

It is now possible for materials researchers to make quick predictions about how certain elements will behave at different pressures. [ + ]

Using menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, and some increased risk persists for more than a decade after use stops. [ + ]

Researchers have grown kidney organoids in the laboratory that could be used to better understand how kidney diseases develop in individual patients. [ + ]

Described as Australia's leading science awards, the prizes saw trophies and $170,000 in prize money presented across four categories. [ + ]

Without a lens or any optical, electrical or mechanical components, the tip of the endoscope measures just 200 µm across — about the width of a few human hairs twisted together. [ + ]

The highly sensitive blood test could one day help doctors better tailor treatments and prevent unnecessary surgeries. [ + ]

The first ever chlamydia vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trials has been found to be safe and able to provoke an immune response. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a powerful method of analysing chemical mixtures that has been able to assign 244,779 molecular compositions within a single sample of petroleum — said to be a world record. [ + ]

A laboratory test using artificial intelligence tools has the potential to more accurately sort out which people with pancreatic cysts will go on to develop pancreatic cancers. [ + ]

Researchers have identified a specific class of bacteria from the gut that prevents mice from becoming obese, suggesting these same microbes may similarly control weight in people. [ + ]

A virus scanner for a smartphone might not sound too exciting at first, but the device in question doesn't search for the latest malware; it scans biological samples for real viruses. [ + ]

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has opened the doors of its new Biologics Innovation Facility — a training and production facility that seeks to enable new biotech discoveries as well as to drive the jobs of the future. [ + ]

Four rare neurological diseases are all caused by the same short segment of DNA repeated too many times, albeit in different parts of the genome. [ + ]

The 57th AACB Annual Scientific Conference will be held at Adelaide Convention Centre from 15–17 October under the theme 'Clinical Biochemistry: Optimising Value in Healthcare'. [ + ]