Industry News
Call for mandatory research integrity training in Aus
The results of the first national survey to investigate research integrity in Australia indicate broad support for mandatory research integrity training. [ + ]
Scientists discover rapidly growing supermassive black hole
The supermassive black hole J1144 consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second and shines 7000 times brighter than all the light from our own galaxy. [ + ]
Faster progression, treatment breakthrough for young dementia patients
A promising drug for patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, and younger people with Alzheimer's experience faster symptom progression. [ + ]
NSW Govt commits $119 million to RNA R&D
The NSW Government will accelerate the translation of local RNA research into new products, services and jobs through an historic $119 million investment over 10 years. [ + ]
Antibiotic reduces inflammation in young CF patients
The broad-spectrum antibiotic, when used as a preventive therapy, helped to reduce lung inflammation in young children with cystic fibrosis. [ + ]
Sperm epigenetic aging may help predict pregnancy success
Sperm epigenetic aging — the biological, rather than chronological, aging of sperm — has the potential to predict the success and time it takes to become pregnant. [ + ]
Super wheat can tolerate salty soils
By mutating the wheat seeds from Bangladesh's coastal fields, researchers were able to develop approximately 2000 lines of wheat. [ + ]
Human ear reconstructed with 3D-bioprinted implant
AuriNovo is a patient-specific, living tissue implant created using 3D-bioprinting technology for surgical reconstruction of the outer ear in people born with microtia. [ + ]
Microplastics found in the world's most remote oceans
Analysis found microplastics were present in the vast majority of the waters sampled, even in very remote ocean areas of the Southern Hemisphere. [ + ]
Camera developed to image quantum vortices
Lancaster University researchers have developed a camera-like device that is able to image mini whirlpools in quantum liquids, believed to be a world first. [ + ]
Damaged liver repaired, transplanted after 3 days outside body
Liver4Life reports the successful treatment of a damaged human liver for three days outside of the body, with implantation of the recovered organ into a cancer patient. [ + ]
Air pollution linked to heart rhythm disorder
Life-threatening arrhythmias are more common on days with highly polluted air, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2022. [ + ]
Is this ancient seagrass the world's largest plant?
Australian researchers have located what they believe is the largest plant on Earth — and they estimate it's at least 4500 years old. [ + ]
Machine learning helps to determine leukaemia subtypes
ALLSorts software uses RNA sequencing data to identify a patient's subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). [ + ]
How does sleep help to process emotions?
The brain helps to reinforce positive emotions and weaken strongly negative or traumatic emotions during REM sleep — the sleep state during which most of our dreams occur. [ + ]