Industry News
Voting opens for CIMIA People's Choice Award
Voting for the People's Choice Award in the 2018 Centenary Institute Medical Innovation Award (CIMIA) is now open. [ + ]
Zero Childhood Cancer program releases trial results
The Zero Childhood Cancer program has released initial results of its national clinical trial, revealing promising outcomes within its first 11 months. [ + ]
New tool paves way for more targeted treatments for cancer, DMD
Researchers have developed a new selection tool that facilitates delivery of smart drugs into cells to battle hard-to-treat diseases such as cancer and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. [ + ]
Wearable 'microbreweries' track radiation exposure
Purdue researchers propose using yeast fermentation to quickly detect biological radiation damage. [ + ]
Primary breast tumours can shut down their own spread
Researchers have uncovered a previously unseen 'ecosystem' in advanced breast cancer, in which the primary breast tumour emits signals that halt the growth of secondary tumours elsewhere in the body. [ + ]
Academy welcomes Karen Andrews as new Science Minister
Karen Andrews has been appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, making her the first female federal Cabinet Minister from the Gold Coast. [ + ]
How does the immune system protect itself against Ebola?
Two types of human antibodies that target different parts of the Ebola virus synergise their antiviral effects by inhibiting different steps of infection. [ + ]
Specialised Therapeutics unveils new Australian headquarters
Pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia celebrated its 10th anniversary with a business plan to drive healthcare innovation over the next decade. [ + ]
New method helps diagnose cancer with malaria protein
A new method helps detect early-stage cancer tumour cells in the blood using a malaria protein. [ + ]
Insulin resistance drug instead tackles obesity
A newly developed drug has been found to prevent mice from depositing and storing fat by increasing their ability to burn fat in skeletal muscle. [ + ]
Modified DNA aptamers enhance super-resolution microscopy
Chemically modified DNA aptamers have been used as protein markers, enhancing the power of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy as an imaging tool. [ + ]
Scientists team up to help the Great Barrier Reef
Citizen scientists are taking part in Virtual Reef Diver, a project that is helping scientists and reef managers get a better picture of the health of the Great Barrier Reef. [ + ]
2018 Tall Poppies announced for NSW, SA
The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards are on once again, recognising outstanding young Australian researchers who are passionate about communicating their research. [ + ]
Probing cellular interactions
UTS researchers say new research holds the potential to see deeper into tissues to detect the biomarkers that are the very origins of disease. [ + ]
UNSW holds bioterrorism exercise
A recent bioterrorism exercise held at UNSW Sydney found that preparedness could be the difference between a contained local outbreak and a global pandemic if there was a smallpox attack in the Pacific. [ + ]
