Using Lego-like replaceable drug cartridges and Bluetooth Low Energy, the device can target specific neurons of interest using drugs and light for prolonged periods. [ + ]

Farmers on mainland South Australia will be given the choice to plant genetically modified (GM) food crops next season. [ + ]

The Fellowship provides support to projects that have a local community focus and which often struggle to secure funding or face high competition. [ + ]

Finding an accessible, easy way to monitor blood pressure is important given that nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure and many don't even know they have it. [ + ]

While carbon monoxide is lethal for humans, microbiologists have found that some pathogens utilise this deadly gas as an energy source when other nutrients are not available. [ + ]

The Australian Government will provide over $30 million to 16 projects under Round 7 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered 45 new genetic variants that put people at a greater risk of developing the most common form of skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. [ + ]

Researchers have transformed an MRI from a diagnostic camera into a device that can record changes in the biological make-up of brain tissue. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a method that can check the condition of the genome, helping to inform people how youthful their bodies actually are. [ + ]

The test could soon result in tailored treatment for women with invasive lobular breast cancer, in some cases relieving patients from the gruelling process of undergoing chemotherapy. [ + ]

Researchers have produced a compound with anticancer properties directly from the flowering garden plant known as feverfew, which is grown in many UK gardens. [ + ]

Inspired by natural products, chemists from the University of Konstanz have developed selective agents that combat infectious diseases while leaving beneficial bacteria alone. [ + ]

A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes. [ + ]

Climate change is outpacing the ability of birds and other species to adapt to their changing environment, according to an international team of scientists. [ + ]

Full-term newborns are able to discriminate between speech sounds and non-speech sounds the day after they are born. [ + ]