The annual competition aims to recognise the best in life science imaging, with the winning images selected from nearly 700 submissions from 61 countries. [ + ]

Researchers have found antibodies capable of neutralising tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a viral infectious disease transmitted by tick bites. [ + ]

Although breast cancer can now be treated with drugs, many of these drugs mysteriously stop working after some time, causing a relapse. Researchers have now found out why this happens. [ + ]

Levels of the yeast Debaryomyces hansenii — commonly found in cheese and processed meat — are higher in Crohn's disease patients, researchers have found. [ + ]

Australian scientists have uncovered an unlikely microscopic ally in the battle to reduce the amount of methane gas in the atmosphere. [ + ]

MBF Bioscience is expanding its two-photon and laser scanning technology capabilities by acquiring Vidrio Technologies. [ + ]

An international research team has discovered a cancer gene responsible for a particularly aggressive breast cancer that is typically resistant to treatment. [ + ]

Researchers from Osaka University have developed a nanocarbon material for electronics applications made from chitin derived from crab shells. [ + ]

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), a synthetic version of testosterone, can have deleterious effects on the brain, causing it to age prematurely. [ + ]

Bacteria plucked from a desert plant could help crops survive heatwaves and protect the future of food, according to new research. [ + ]

Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to a new study led by Edith Cowan University researchers. [ + ]

Infants born by caesarean section have a relatively meagre array of bacteria in the gut, but by the age of three to five years they are broadly in line with their peers. [ + ]

Scientists saw a clear detection of X-rays from their first observation, just analysed recently, and a possible flare of X-rays in those obtained 15 years later. [ + ]

An innovative hydrogel — called a double network (DN) gel — can rapidly reprogram differentiated cancer cells into cancer stem cells. [ + ]

Researchers have developed human-on-a-chip technology, using human tissues in a device, which mimics human physiology. [ + ]