Singaporean scientists have discovered a class of small RNA molecules, known as oncomiRs, which are responsible for fuelling lung cancer. [ + ]

Regenerative medicine company Orthocell has received ethics approval to conduct a study comparing surgery for severe tennis elbow to the company's minimally invasive cell therapy Ortho-ATI injection. [ + ]

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have shown that the malaria parasite cannot penetrate a human red blood cell when key proteins are deleted. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) has announced the finalists of the inaugural AIMS Medical Science Awards for Queensland. [ + ]

The University of Canberra and Cann Pharmaceutical are teaming up on a million-dollar, medical-grade cannabis therapy trial for melanoma patients. [ + ]

A $10 million biopharmaceutical centre will be established at The University of Queensland to train the next generation of scientists and enhance Australia's capabilities in the pharmaceutical sector. [ + ]

Scientists have improved the performance of tiny lasers by adding impurities, leading to a 100-fold improvement in the amount of light emitted from the lasers. [ + ]

Curtin University alumnus Mark Zammit has led the development of a theoretical model to forecast the fundamental chemical reactions involving molecular hydrogen, which has remained largely unpredicted and unsolved by scientists for many decades. [ + ]

The Sydney Science Festival will be held for the second time from 11–21 August 2016, featuring an array of science superstars headlining events across Sydney. [ + ]

European researchers have shown that some memories can be erased when one particular gene is switched off. [ + ]

Neuroscientists at The University of Melbourne are recruiting electronic music fans for a study exploring the connection between cravings and the 'risky' sounds of dance music. [ + ]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the Xpert Carba-R Assay, manufactured by California company Cepheid. [ + ]

The NHMRC has announced 21 new grants, handing out almost $19 million of the $850 million the council will deliver to support health and medical research in Australia this year. [ + ]

Cancer researcher Professor Doug Hilton, director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and president of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes, was the recipient of two significant awards this month. [ + ]

Application deadlines for several grant opportunities with Grand Challenges Canada, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation are closing soon. [ + ]