Industry News
Partnership to improve heart disease therapy
Medical device company BIOTRONIK has partnered with GenesisCare, the largest group of private practice cardiologists in Australia, to enhance outcomes for cardiac patients. [ + ]
Nanotech sensor turns 'molecular fingerprints' into barcodes
Researchers have developed a new system that can detect and analyse molecules with very high precision and without needing bulky equipment. [ + ]
Penicillin allergy linked to greater risk of superbug infections
The risk is largely due to the use of more 'broad spectrum' antibiotics as alternatives to penicillin, which may be fuelling the development of drug-resistant bacteria. [ + ]
Award-winning technology enhances advanced radiation therapy
A new hybrid technique enhances the effectiveness of a special form of radiation therapy for cancer treatment. [ + ]
Drug resistance reversed in head and neck cancer
Researchers have discovered how to reverse drug resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma — a type of cancer for which patient mortality remains stubbornly high. [ + ]
Australia's top health and medical researchers honoured
The prestigious NHMRC Research Excellence Awards recognise recent outstanding performance in the health and medical research field. [ + ]
$100m medical cannabis facility to be built in Melbourne
Australian-listed Cann Group has secured the site for its proposed Stage 3 medicinal cannabis cultivation and GMP manufacturing facility. [ + ]
Cryo-EM provides key to new malaria vaccine
Melbourne scientists have taken a significant step towards developing a new vaccine for malaria with the help of cryo-EM (cryo-electron microscopy) technology. [ + ]
Gene therapies may not be commercially viable: GlobalData
Gene therapies stand to benefit patients immensely, but there are questions about their commercial viability for pharmaceutical companies. [ + ]
PTSD trial expands across Australia
An Australian research program to improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder is recruiting new participants after expanding to cover most states and territories. [ + ]
Genetically engineered enzyme better at breaking down biomass
A new genetic engineering technique has enabled US scientists to accelerate the evolution of a microorganism's desirable traits. [ + ]
Scientists discover the molecular trigger for cell death
Necroptosis is a type of controlled cell death that is initiated when a cell detects something harmful in its environment and alerts the immune system to come to its aid. [ + ]
Scientists discover a new cause of physical deformity
Australian researchers have helped identify a rare genetic disorder which reduces the production of cholesterol in children and results in deformities. [ + ]
Ramizol active against antibiotic-resistant C. difficile
A new antibiotic developed in Australia, Ramizol, has been shown to be effective against 100 different samples of Clostridium difficile. [ + ]
New tissue-imaging tech could enable real-time diagnostics
A new microscope system can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without any chemicals or dyes. [ + ]
