New research has revealed that cell movement actually increases when there are more cells around, contrary to what scientists have always believed. [ + ]

Common non-antibiotic medications like anti-inflammatories and a lipid-lowering cholesterol drug can apparently accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance. [ + ]

The approach could significantly improve the ongoing challenge of developing drugs that combat resistant cancers, as well as resistant bacterial and viral infections. [ + ]

Researchers have used a portable analyser to detect anti-avian influenza virus antibody in blood serum within 20 minutes. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered a way to transform drugs previously developed to treat autoimmunity into antibodies with powerful anticancer activity. [ + ]

Women have a good chance of having a second child with the help of fertility treatment after their first was child born this way, researchers have shown. [ + ]

Awarded to only the highest-performing researchers of any career stage, NHMRC Investigator Grants provide investigators with five-year funding for their projects. [ + ]

Bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibres or sand with the help of a new kind of rubber polymer. [ + ]

Neuroscientists have traced neural pathways that connect the brain to the stomach, providing a biological mechanism to explain how stress can foster ulcer development. [ + ]

Parts of the Eastern Highlands of Victoria may be as young as five million years old — not 90 million years old as previously thought. [ + ]

Can hydroxychloroquine prevent COVID-19? Australia's healthcare workers are invited to take part in a new clinical trial to find out. [ + ]

Synthetic antimicrobial polymers can be made cheaply and easily on an industrial scale, and maintain their activity for longer periods in the body. [ + ]

The biomarker discovery could be used as the basis for a highly effective and simple diagnostic blood test to help detect prevalent cases of TB in the community. [ + ]

20 May was World Metrology Day, celebrating the central role of metrology, or measurement science, in trade, scientific discovery and innovation. [ + ]

Serving science company Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced several new measures as part of its efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. [ + ]