Industry News
Queensland and India form bioscience alliance
Life Sciences Queensland (LSQ) has formed a partnership with India's Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE). [ + ]
Australian Academy of Science presents 2020 honorific awards
The Australian Academy of Science has presented its prestigious 2020 honorific awards to 18 different researchers for their outstanding contributions to science. [ + ]
McMaster develops tool for coronavirus battle
Researchers have developed a tool to share with the international health sciences community which can help determine how the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading and whether it is evolving. [ + ]
Chest CT scans recommended for COVID‑19 screening
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest demonstrates better sensitivity than reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‑PCR) when it comes to diagnosing COVID‑19. [ + ]
Immune system makes men more susceptible to obesity
Researchers have uncovered differences between the male and female immune system that may explain why men are more susceptible to obesity and metabolism-related associated diseases. [ + ]
Why do some water droplets 'bounce' off the walls?
Scientists can now explain why some water droplets bounce like a beach ball off surfaces, without ever actually touching them. [ + ]
Creating and imaging transparent human organs
Researchers have managed to make intact human organs transparent, and subsequently used microscopic imaging to reveal the underlying complex structures of these organs at the cellular level. [ + ]
What causes cellular ageing — and how can we suppress it?
US and UK scientists have discovered that mitochondria trigger senescence, the sleep-like state of aged cells, through communication with the cell's nucleus. [ + ]
When it comes to IVF, men have biological clocks too
Fertility experts have shown that IVF success rates drop as men age, debunking the myth that only women experience declining fertility as they get older. [ + ]
Rapid diagnostic test for Ebola under development
The test will detect the infection early in blood by embedding monoclonal antibodies against surface glycoproteins (GP) — one of the first detectable biomarkers of infection. [ + ]
How malaria shields itself from approaching immune cells
Researchers reveal a previously unknown reversible mechanism that malaria uses to evade the immune system, paving the way towards new antimalarial drugs. [ + ]
Mapping the tumour landscape in breast cancer
Scientists have created what they claim is one of the most detailed maps of breast cancer ever achieved, revealing how genetic changes shape the physical tumour landscape. [ + ]
Bacteria on ISS no more dangerous than earthbound strains
Two particularly tenacious species of bacteria have colonised the potable water dispenser aboard the International Space Station. [ + ]
Probiotics found to alleviate chronic stress in mice
A recent study took a systematic approach to test the efficacy of 12 candidate probiotics strains from 10 species/subspecies of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus on stressed mice. [ + ]
New agreement to accelerate nutrition testing worldwide
Trajan Nutrition has signed an MOU with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute to accelerate the translation in the global market of nutrition testing research. [ + ]
