From 20–24 March, the World Science Festival Brisbane will bring some of the world's most eminent scientists into Brisbane's cultural precinct and regional Queensland. [ + ]

UK researchers developed cells from Crohn's disease patients with a molecule called RAR568, which makes the cells behave more like cells from healthy people. [ + ]

Sperm that live for longer before fertilising an egg produce healthier offspring, according to new research in zebrafish. [ + ]

The Australian Government is providing more than $22 million for important early-stage research that will lead to new interventions, cures and treatments of major diseases. [ + ]

The online Heart Age Calculator helps people understand their risk of having a heart attack or stroke by comparing their 'heart age' to their actual age. [ + ]

A catastrophic threat exists to 40% of species over the next 100 years, with butterflies, moths, dragonflies, bees, ants and dung beetles most at risk. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a sensitive new biosensor that could someday be used to detect foetal Down syndrome DNA in pregnant women's blood. [ + ]

A highly precise radiotherapy technique has been shown to produce greater survival rates in patients with inoperable lung cancer compared to conventional radiotherapy. [ + ]

Researchers have used a technique called cellular barcoding to tag, track and pinpoint cells responsible for the spread of breast cancer from the main tumour into the blood and other organs. [ + ]

Penis development in the womb requires not just testosterone from the testes, but a second hormone produced by other tissues, including the placenta. [ + ]

A reactive balance training program, intended to reduce falls in older adults, is now being replicated to help those with Parkinson's disease. [ + ]

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, and the principles that drove Dmitri Mendeleev to construct his table are still influencing today's research advances. [ + ]

The Australian Government has announced a $10 million investment in the Translational Phenomics Initiative. [ + ]

Researchers have identified specific gut bacteria linked to depression and provided evidence that a wide range of gut bacteria can produce neuroactive compounds. [ + ]

For Australia's oldest PhD graduate, Dr David Bottomley, learning is a lifelong journey. [ + ]