The National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund will work more closely together to provide holistic advice on the health and medical research landscape. [ + ]

UK researchers assessed the health impact of all possible genetic changes in the so-called 'tumour protection' gene, finding that over 5000 of these possible changes are pathogenic. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a liquid biopsy method that sequences and analyses DNA fragments circulating in the blood of cancer patients. [ + ]

A megadose of sodium ascorbate can turn around sepsis-induced low oxygen levels, low blood flow and high temperature within the brain's frontal cortex. [ + ]

The Australian Government is investing nearly $7m to fight the potential incursion of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza, as research provides evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmission of the H5N1 strain. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered that traces of 'epigenetic scars' remain in regulatory T cells and exhibit sustained inflammatory properties long after the virus is cleared from the body. [ + ]

By encapsulating a microlaser in liquid crystal droplets and embedding the liquid within a soft hydrogel film, researchers created a device which can provide highly accurate biomarker readings within minutes. [ + ]

Scientists have found a way to detect HPV oncoproteins in urine, which could encourage more women to participate in regular cervical cancer screening. [ + ]

The Blueprint backs Australia's capability to make more medical products here, create highly skilled jobs and support better health care for all. [ + ]

The new research found that inulin gel, specifically formulated with an allergen, normalised the imbalanced intestinal microbiota and metabolites in allergic mice. [ + ]

This prehistoric event, and events like it, are the best analogues we have in Earth's past for what is to come in the next decades and centuries. [ + ]

Chinese researchers have discovered that temperatures in different face regions are associated with various chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. [ + ]

The Epstein–Barr virus tricks human cells into turning on specific genes that promote cancerous growth, making nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tumours grow faster. [ + ]

The newly developed MDMA variants have been modified in such a way that the positive effects are retained and the negative effects are reduced. [ + ]

The chip is split into four sections, each of which is tailored to detect a specific pathogen. If that pathogen is present in the sample, it will bind to a detection surface and change its optical properties. [ + ]