With the conference theme 'Innovations in Medical Science', the AACB 54th Annual Scientific Conference and the AIMS 46th National Scientific Meeting have combined to create an exciting meeting with an outstanding program of keynote international and local speakers, a number of oral and poster opportunities, a great social program and an extensive industry exhibition. [ + ]

The Earth's crust has more in common with pizza dough than you might think, according to an international team looking into the mechanics of plate tectonics. [ + ]

Researchers have built a diver-operated underwater microscope to study millimetre-scale processes as they naturally occur on the sea floor. [ + ]

Flinders University researchers have contributed to a breakthrough in the quest to discover a vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). [ + ]

As well as promoting hyperactivity and insomnia, a new study has found that artificial sweeteners actually increase feelings of hunger, leading to higher calorific intake. [ + ]

Rapid diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders is becoming a reality via a new genetic test. [ + ]

Engineers from MIT have developed an easily customisable vaccine that can be manufactured in one week. [ + ]

A new study has looked into limb regrowth and determined that microRNA may be the key to determining how and why a variety of otherwise seemingly unrelated species are able to regrow certain body parts. [ + ]

An international research team has performed the first large-scale genomic analysis of Plasmodium vivax malaria infections — analysis that has improved our understanding of how the malaria parasite evolves and could boost efforts to control the disease. [ + ]

Edward F Knipling and Raymond C Bushland, who were ridiculed for their study of the sex life of the screwworm fly during the mid-20th century, will be posthumously honoured later this year with a Golden Goose Award. [ + ]

Chinese researchers have investigated the process by which ice accumulates on the wings and tail of an aircraft flying during freezing rain. [ + ]

Examining cell structures that are just a fraction of a micrometre in size has long proved difficult, but an international team of researchers has developed a unique new way of looking inside cells using tiny mirrors. [ + ]

The Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office @ QUT aims to improve access to global health and medical innovation in Queensland and beyond. [ + ]

The discovery of the genetic code has until recently had limited application in the routine clinical laboratory and for the man in the street. This is set to change as advances in genomics technology make it more accessible. [ + ]

A new Canadian trial may have found a radical way to halt the acceleration of multiple sclerosis symptoms, but even its authors are wary about its potential dangers. [ + ]