Industry News
Buckingham Palace built with Jurassic period microbes
Buckingham Palace in London, the Pentagon in Virginia and the Empire State Building in New York City have something in common, reveals a new study. [ + ]
Training the innate immune system to remember past threats
An international research team has shown how the innate immune system can be trained to 'remember' past threats and respond more robustly to future challenges. [ + ]
RNA mimic blocks pain at a molecular level
US researchers are using RNA-based medicine to combat one of the most pervasive of human health conditions — pain. [ + ]
Study raises concerns over animal trials
A recent investigation raises concerns over poor quality, lack of regulation and misrepresentation of animal studies for drug development. [ + ]
Insights into Australia's clinical trial activity
A new report has revealed favourable insights into clinical trials in Australia, where more than $1 billion is invested each year by both government and industry. [ + ]
Australian Government permits medicinal cannabis exports
The Australian Government has announced that it will permit the export of medicinal cannabis products. [ + ]
One giant LEAP for regenerative medicine
Exopharm has finalised testing for its disruptive LEAP technology, taking a further step in bringing extracellular vesicles as an acellular therapy to treat patients with degenerative conditions. [ + ]
Malaria mystery solved
An international collaboration, led by Melbourne researchers, has solved a longstanding malaria mystery. [ + ]
Gas-sensing, ingestible capsules pass human trials
Melbourne researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that detects and measures gut gases — hydrogen, carbon dioxides and oxygen — in real time. [ + ]
Atomic structure revealed for blood flow-regulating protein
US scientists have revealed for the first time the atomic-level structure of a promising drug target for conditions such as stroke and traumatic brain injury, with the results published in the journal Nature. [ + ]
VR allows scientists to 'walk' together through cancer cells
Virtual reality technology is allowing multiple scientists to see inside a human cell at the same time, giving researchers a 3D tool to improve doctor interaction and help analyse how cancer drugs work. [ + ]
Bacteria genomes hold blueprints for anticancer drugs
Scientists have 'mined' the information stored in bacteria genomes, which they suggest hold the blueprints for new, effective cancer-targeting compounds. [ + ]
Nutraceuticals market growing despite regulatory challenges
Nutraceuticals are expanding into new territories as the need for new therapies increases, according to GBI Research. [ + ]
Computer algorithms identify cancer from tissue images
Artificially intelligent computer algorithms have been found to equal human pathologists in detecting metastases of breast cancer in lymph nodes. [ + ]
New protein functions uncovered
Scientists have developed a new approach to identify important undiscovered functions of proteins. [ + ]
