Immutep's lead product has been found safe and well tolerated when combined with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) at doses up to 30 mg per subcutaneous injection. [ + ]

Researchers have identified a drug that could reverse the damaging impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on the regeneration of brain cells. [ + ]

Professor Dayong Jin will spearhead the institute's efforts to create small, stable, inexpensive devices for disease diagnosis that are as easy to use as smartphones. [ + ]

Researchers have made a discovery that could help implantable devices better integrate with the body, thus reducing risk of infection. [ + ]

Mercury poisoning through artisanal and small-scale gold mining is increasing — but Dr Justin Chalker believes that chemists can provide cheap and effective solutions to curb the damage. [ + ]

Researchers have recommended changes to the guidelines used in clinical trials, in an effort to gain information about the impact on the quality of life of participating patients. [ + ]

Scientists have linked diseases such as Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis to faults in a critical immune pathway that enables inflammation to continue unchecked. [ + ]

US biomedical engineers are using a natural protein called albumin as a way to 'shuttle' cancer-fighting nanovaccines into the body. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney have developed a new microscopy technology that allows the human eye to track a single molecule and inspect its behaviour inside a living cell. [ + ]

The DNA of freshwater fish in the Murray–Darling Basin provides clues as to which species have natural resilience against climate change. [ + ]

Thirteen medical researchers and projects tackling critical health issues across northern Australia have received government funding. [ + ]

Anton Paar, a manufacturer of high-quality measuring and analysis instruments for research and industry, has launched new subsidiaries in Sydney and Auckland. [ + ]

European researchers have set up a lab-on-a-chip, hardly bigger than a matchbox in size, which enables them to study gene regulation in single bacterial cells. [ + ]

Veteran immunologist Jacques Miller has been awarded the 2018 Japan Prize. [ + ]

Researchers have shown that chronic stress dampens the immune system's response to cancer, reducing the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments. [ + ]