Four Australians were among the winners of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific competition for 2019. [ + ]

Two potential treatments — one using X-rays, the other using protons — aim to reduce the side effects of radiation therapy by vastly shrinking the length of a typical session. [ + ]

For over two decades, Australian researchers have been doing something that the vast majority of surgeons globally have been reluctant to do. [ + ]

Researchers and doctors from around the world are in Brisbane this week to attend the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society. [ + ]

The National Science and Technology Council is set to take the place of the Commonwealth Science Council as the peak advisory body to the Prime Minister and other Ministers on science and technology. [ + ]

The fungal infection Candida albicans transforms into a deadly version with hyphae or filaments that help it break through human tissues and into the bloodstream. [ + ]

Minister for Education Dan Tehan has announced more than $380m in funding for university research projects through the Australian Research Council. [ + ]

"My child swallowed a piece of Lego, how long will it take to exit?" Six fearless Australian paediatricians recently ingested Lego heads in order to answer this burning question. [ + ]

Australia has been ranked fifth globally on Clarivate Analytics' Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list. [ + ]

MTPConnect's report 'Regenerative Medicine: Opportunities for Australia' provides a roadmap for elevating the sector so it can successfully compete at a global level. [ + ]

Researchers reviewing studies around the medical use of cannabidiol have found the treatment to be moderately effective in two forms of childhood epilepsy. [ + ]

The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards recognise the achievements of outstanding young Australian researchers who are passionate about communicating their research. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Griffith University have developed a new blood test for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. [ + ]

The research sector is experiencing the longest delay to Australian Research Council (ARC) funding announcements in history. [ + ]

Professor George Paxinos, a world-renowned brain cartographer, has discovered a hidden region of the human brain, located near the brain-spinal cord junction. [ + ]