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A potent antioxidant from apples and water
A scientist from the University of Newcastle has developed what is claimed to be the most potent dietary antioxidant available anywhere in the world. [ + ]
High-carb diet for longevity
Paleo practitioners, Atkins advocates and the anti-gluten brigade have got it all wrong, according to the latest research from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre. [ + ]
To Mars and back on one tank of fuel
University of Sydney researchers have announced world-record results in rocket efficiency following the invention of new thruster technology. [ + ]
Immune cells go to school to learn to fight infections
Researchers have discovered that a large portion of our immune cells need to go to school to learn how to fight off infections. [ + ]
Use the Force — scientists halt light in quantum computing experiment
Physicists from The Australian National University have halted light, bringing the prospect of optical quantum computing one step closer to reality. [ + ]
Just add water: on-demand pharmaceutical manufacturing
US researchers have been working on a molecular manufacturing method that can produce a broad range of biomolecules anywhere in the world, without power or refrigeration. [ + ]
Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug approved by FDA
The US FDA has announced the approval of a Western Australian-developed drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) — a rare and fatal muscle wasting disease affecting one in 3500 boys worldwide. [ + ]
Early exposure reduces common food allergies
It may seem counterintuitive, but exposing infants to allergenic foods from an early age may reduce the likelihood of them developing full-blown allergies and autoimmune disease later in life. [ + ]
We could grow jet fuel on gum trees — if there's anywhere left to plant them
Scientists are one step closer to using Australia's iconic gum trees to develop low-carbon renewable jet and missile fuel. [ + ]
Lorne again: get ready for life science conference season
With Lorne conference season just a few months away, Australia's life scientists will be getting ready for a massive two weeks packed with five different events. [ + ]
The mystery of the dimming galaxy and the starving black hole
An international team of astronomers has discovered the secret behind a change in the behaviour of a supermassive black hole at the centre of a distant galaxy. [ + ]
Making drug development less secretive could lead to quicker, cheaper therapies
With the right investment, an open source drug discovery system — based on sharing all information in the public domain in real time — might compete with the traditional pharmaceutical industry to deliver the drugs we need. [ + ]
Faulty gene linked to asthma, diabetes and depression
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found a physiological link between asthma, heart disease and depression that all leads back to a single faulty gene. [ + ]
An enhanced strategy for data integrity — the challenge
As many organisations have discovered, workflows behind benchtop analytical instruments and the associated metadata are much more complex than just the transfer of a few parameters. [ + ]
High-res bone scans without the radiation
Irish researchers have devised a new scanning technique that produces high-resolution 3D images of bones without exposing patients to X-ray radiation. [ + ]
