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Regenerative medicine to treat leg ulcers
Avita Medical has reported positive results from its multicentre clinical trial of ReGenerCell in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs). [ + ]
A new kind of stem cell
Scientists have discovered a new kind of stem cell that could lead to advances in regenerative medicine, as well as offer new ways to study birth defects and other reproductive problems. [ + ]
Electric fields as catalysts
Scientists have harnessed static electricity, using an electron microscope as a kind of remote control, to increase the efficiency of the Diels-Alder reaction. [ + ]
Why do all animal embryos look the same?
An international team of biologists has shed light on why all vertebrate animals look alike during the phylotypic stage of embryo development. [ + ]
Pancreatic cancer is actually four different diseases
An international research team has discovered that pancreatic cancer is actually four separate diseases with different genetic triggers and survival rates. [ + ]
Art meets science: the evolutionary dimensions of creative expression
Hobart's most unconventional art gallery has, in its short life, earned an international reputation for smashing established conventions. [ + ]
Like a drone over troubled water
Start-up company Drones Over Water is developing drones to collect and test potentially dangerous water samples from dangerous or difficult-to-access environments such as reservoirs, chemical spills, wastewater plants, tailings dams and ocean oil spills. [ + ]
What makes bats immune to lethal diseases?
Researchers have uncovered that bats have the unique ability to carry but remain unaffected by lethal diseases. [ + ]
3D printing human tissues
Using a combination of 'smart' polymeric water-based gels and biodegradable plastics, a team of US-based scientists has 3D-printed muscle, bone and cartilage that has survived, matured and developed functional blood vessels when implanted in mice. [ + ]
Wristband for monitoring movement disorders
Global Kinetics Corporation has partnered with the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center to provide access to its mobile health technology for monitoring movement disorders. [ + ]
Crystals increase microbes' methane emissions
Researchers have discovered how to increase the amount of methane gas emitted by naturally occurring microbes living in coal seams and on food waste. [ + ]
Spinifex condoms — thinner than a human hair
The secret to the world's thinnest, strongest latex condoms and surgical gloves may lie in the resin from spinifex grass. [ + ]
A biosensor test strip based on magnetic nanoparticles
A new biosensor test system, based on magnetic nanoparticles, is designed to accurately measure the concentration of protein molecules in various samples, including opaque solutions or strongly coloured liquids. [ + ]
Liver fibrosis prediction with an online calculator
Researchers have developed an online calculator that can help doctors to quickly and accurately predict liver fibrosis. [ + ]
A handheld concussion detection device
Royal Philips and Banyan Biomarkers will develop and commercialise a handheld blood test that can be used to detect mild traumatic brain injury (concussion). [ + ]