Australian scientists Dr Carolien van de Sandt and Dr Rhys Grinter have each been awarded CSL Centenary Fellowships, valued at $1.25 million over five years. [ + ]

Increasing resistance to essential antibiotics poses a growing threat to global health, with one in six lab-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 found to be resistant to antibiotic treatments. [ + ]

A new drug being trialled in heart attack patients could reprogram the immune system to prevent inflammation and heart damage following severe heart attacks. [ + ]

In a discovery that could reshape how we think about memory, researchers at Flinders University have shown that the brain actively forgets by utilising the same chemical that helps us learn. [ + ]

The $3m in funding is understood to represent the single largest non-government investment in blood cancer research in WA's history. [ + ]

The vaccine could prevent deadly elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in calves — the group most at risk — and support conservation breeding programs worldwide. [ + ]

Microplastic-treated cultures showed a consistent and significant increase in acidity (lower pH levels) compared to controls, indicating altered microbial metabolic activity. [ + ]

The case involved a 71-year-old man with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma who was not eligible for resection or human liver transplantation. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new family of fluorescent molecules that glow in a surprising way, with promising applications in the study of living cells and the medicine of the future. [ + ]

Heparin has traditionally been injected and used to treat blood clots, but the new study tested it in an inhaled form, targeting the lungs directly. [ + ]

Adding microscopic particles to vinegar can make them more effective against dangerous bacterial infections — and the combination could help combat antibiotic resistance. [ + ]

Government funding will enable researchers to test a suite of next-generation therapies they have developed, including drugs designed to overcome the blood–brain barrier. [ + ]

Designed and developed in Australia, the PromarkerEso test is designed to offer a quick, non-invasive alternative to endoscopy for people with chronic reflux. [ + ]

Entelli-02 is a five-phage cocktail designed specifically to target Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC), a group of bacteria responsible for severe infections. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has announced Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg and Professor Francine Marques as the recipients of the 2025 Jian Zhou Medal. [ + ]