A total of 320 projects will receive $200 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) following a competitive process. [ + ]

Experimental infection of human subjects with hookworms can protect against the onset of autoimmune diseases, according to newly launched biotech Paragen Bio. [ + ]

Entering the unseen world of atoms, users will be able to follow three possible journeys of the neutron inside the OPAL multipurpose reactor. [ + ]

Dr Cathy Foley will start her new role at the end of September, and said her priority will be promoting science, STEM and women in science. [ + ]

Actinogen Medical has announced 75% enrolment in its Phase II clinical trial of Xanamem, its drug candidate for the treatment of mild Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]

NSW BioCheers brings together members of the life sciences, therapeutics, medical technology, food and agriculture biotechnology sectors. [ + ]

Griffith University researchers have designed a new way to grow nose cells in the lab, in a breakthrough that heralds hope for sufferers of spinal cord injuries. [ + ]

Animal health company Virbac will market and distribute tigilanol tiglate, an anticancer pharmaceutical from QBiotics, to veterinary markets in the US, the UK and the EU. [ + ]

Epileptic seizure prediction is now possible in a wider range of patients than previously thought, thanks to the crowdsourcing of more than 10,000 algorithms worldwide. [ + ]

The University of Wollongong's (UOW) three-metre tall, one-tonne FEI ThermoFisher Titan Krios cryo-electron microscope began its working life last week. [ + ]

Biomedical research centre BioFab3D will be the home of a new play from immersive theatre company PlayReactive, based on the work of science-fiction pioneer Karel Čapek. [ + ]

Melbourne researchers have revealed the identities of new subsets of immune cells at the frontline of our body's defences against infection. [ + ]

Researchers have made a fundamental discovery about the atomic structure of the biological machine that makes mitochondrial ribosomes, providing a new means to target this machine for drug treatments. [ + ]

Humans have been identified as the original hosts for the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as golden staph, according to an international study. [ + ]

Telethon Kids Institute is trialling a new tool for earlier and easier screening of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. [ + ]