Cancer is often the result of DNA mutations or problems with how cells divide, which can lead to cells 'forgetting' what type of cell they are or how to function properly. [ + ]

Saliva can be used to diagnose the presence and transmission of COVID-19, and to monitor immunity to SARS-Cov-2. [ + ]

We all know those people who can eat what they want but do not appear to gain weight, leading scientists to look for genes linked to thinness. [ + ]

Astronomers have observed the full process of material spiralling into a distant neutron star, triggering an X-ray outburst thousands of times brighter than our Sun. [ + ]

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

Kudos is providing the global academic community with complimentary access to its premium service to ensure researchers can continue to communicate their work. [ + ]

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

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

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

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. [ + ]

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

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. [ + ]