Industry News
Cicada Innovations opens HealthTech Hub in Western Sydney
The incubation facility is situated within one of Australia's largest health and biomedical precincts, the Westmead Health and Innovation District, in Sydney's western suburbs. [ + ]
NSW, Qld announce RSV immunisation programs for infants
The government-funded programs have been designed to ensure infants and young children at the highest risk of severe disease from RSV are protected at the right time. [ + ]
Portable device enables regular testing for kidney disease
Accessible, affordable urinalysis to assess kidney function could be a boon in remote areas as well as in low-economic and developing countries. [ + ]
Gut bacteria appear important for overcoming milk allergy
Gut bacteria are thought to help reduce allergic reactions to some foods, but little is known about the link between these bacteria and oral immunotherapy for milk allergy. [ + ]
New Melbourne-based facility to deliver human challenge trials
Doherty Clinical Trials was established to accelerate the development of novel medicines and vaccines through bespoke early-phase clinical trials solutions, including human challenge trials. [ + ]
Middle-age obesity caused by changes in neuron shape
Previous studies have suggested that middle-age weight gain is caused by a decline in overall metabolism due to aging, but the mechanism behind this has been unclear. [ + ]
Potential pandemic prevention strategy raises ethical dilemmas
Locking down the most at-risk group of people, while simultaneously promoting infection in other groups in order to reach herd immunity, could be the best way to protect the high-risk groups. [ + ]
How does sleep stimulate the immune system?
According to a German research team, sleep promotes the potential of immune cells — so-called T cells — to migrate towards lymph nodes. [ + ]
Blood-based biomarker can detect sleep deprivation
The biomarker detected whether individuals had been awake for 24 hours with a 99.2% probability of being correct, when compared to their own well-rested sample. [ + ]
Microplastics in the body are passed on during cell division
A study of cancer cells in the gastrointestinal tract has found that micro- and nanoplastic particles remain in the cell for much longer than previously assumed. [ + ]
A major breakthrough in ultraviolet spectroscopy
Scientists successfully implemented high-resolution, linear-absorption dual-comb spectroscopy in the ultraviolet spectral range. [ + ]
Air pollution particle may induce Alzheimer's disease
Magnetite, a tiny particle found in air pollution, can induce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. [ + ]
Lockdowns affected gut microbiome, allergies in newborns
Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had a surprisingly beneficial impact on the gut microbiome development of babies born during these periods. [ + ]
Cloud-hosted LIMS webinar: 10 things to know before you jump
Autoscribe Informatics took the opportunity in a recent webinar — now available on demand — to discuss the much-misunderstood subject of cloud-hosted laboratory software solutions. [ + ]
Researchers find the mutation that makes E. coli so dangerous
The mutation effectively gives affected bacteria the green light to spread further into the body and infect more organs. [ + ]