Researchers from Monash University have "answered one of the biggest questions in autoimmune disease" by determining the mechanism underlying the key genetic risk factors that lead to a raft of autoimmune diseases including: Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and various forms of kidney disease. [ + ]

Researchers have unravelled the mystery of how mitochondria — the energy generators within cells — withstand attacks on their DNA from rogue molecules. [ + ]

What we need are true scientist-entrepreneurs who are able to navigate the complex pathway from the lab to the market with integrity, passion and determination, often in partnership with others, said Dr Cameron Ferris. [ + ]

Forget about bed rest — the best thing for fighting off infections is hitting the gym, according to a team of researchers from Griffith University. [ + ]

Researchers are one step closer to breaking the so-called 'colour barrier' of light microscopy for biological systems, allowing for more comprehensive labelling and imaging of biomolecules in living cells and tissues than is currently attainable. [ + ]

Around 25,000 Australians are diagnosed with epilepsy each year. [ + ]

European scientists have designed what is claimed to be the first light-activated drug for the treatment of pain, making a major step for the discipline of optopharmacology (the use of light to control drug activity). [ + ]

It has long been assumed that the structure of the human brain is organised by the parts of the body that each region controls, but new research indicates that there is more plasticity in this structure than we realise. [ + ]

US researchers have developed a wristband-type sweat sensor that could transform diagnostics and drug evaluation for cystic fibrosis (CF), diabetes and other diseases. [ + ]

A research team led by Stanford University has developed tiny microbubbles that bind to malignant tumours, making them visible to ultrasound imaging. [ + ]

Researchers from Sydney's Westmead Institute for Medical Research have good news for the 6 million Australians suffering from liver disease. [ + ]

US scientists have turned a simple glass tube into a sensor to measure the mass, volume and density of microgram-sized biological samples in fluid. [ + ]

Only 7% of patients with pancreatic cancer survive more than five years after standard chemotherapy. [ + ]

CSIRO, in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), has designed a wearable, flexible glove biosensor that can detect the presence of OP compounds. [ + ]

The precision and accuracy of even the best calibrated pipette can be wiped out if you choose the wrong kind of tips. [ + ]