Researchers have discovered that the blood vessels at the back of the eye — called retinal microvasculature — can show early signs someone is at risk of developing dementia. [ + ]

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has allocated $158 million to three new Cooperative Research Centres: the SMART CRC, Additive Manufacturing CRC and Care Economy CRC. [ + ]

Pancreatic cancer hijacks a molecule known for regulating physiological processes, such as food intake and energy balance, and uses it to promote its own spread. [ + ]

In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists have utilised a highly specialised microscope. [ + ]

The AI model examines histopathological images, enhances the quality of the images, identifies the most important areas and analyses the tissue. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae by triggering a 'self-destruction' program. [ + ]

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression disorder are the neuropsychiatric disorders most strongly linked to DNA methylation in the placenta. [ + ]

Physicists are using the tweezers to measure activity within microscopic systems over timeframes as short as milliseconds. [ + ]

Fighting disease at a young age often comes at a steep cost to plants' growth and future evolutionary fitness — or their ability to reproduce. [ + ]

An adult brain affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents modifications similar to those observed in individuals suffering from dementia. [ + ]

Women affected by premenstrual syndrome (PMS) appear to experience less intense and debilitating symptoms after taking placebo pills even when told they do not contain any active medication. [ + ]

As scientists find a way to improve the effectiveness of CBD, a separate study shows that patients prescribed medicinal cannabis maintain health improvements for at least a year. [ + ]

A new non-invasive method can locate the origin of premature ventricular contractions (PVC) — one of the most frequent cardiac arrhythmias. [ + ]

CPAP therapy has been found to significantly reduce the risk of death for people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to a new meta-analysis. [ + ]

Using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy, the scientists were able to visualise a helicase enzyme (nature's DNA unzipping machine) in the process of unwinding DNA. [ + ]