Industry News
Melanoma pioneers named 2024 Australians of the Year
Professors Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer have jointly won the 2024 Australian of Year award for their pioneering work in the treatment of melanoma. [ + ]
Hormonal contraceptives increase cancer risk for some women
Taking hormonal contraceptives adds to breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 gene abnormalities who have a heightened lifetime risk for this cancer. [ + ]
La Trobe spinout to commercialise novel microscope slides
The NanoMslide is a nanofabricated microscope slide that uses colour contrast to easily and quickly identify abnormal cells in a suspect sample. [ + ]
Amnesia caused by head injury reversed in mouse study
Amnesia and poor memory following head injury is due to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved in forming memories — and has the potential to be reversed. [ + ]
Pass the Australian Research Council Amendment Bill, says STA
Science & Technology Australia has asked parliament to pass the bill with the inclusion of a handful of small but significant amendments. [ + ]
Glowing COVID test produces results in 1 min
What if, instead of taking 15 minutes or more, a COVID-19 test could quite literally light up with a result in just one minute? [ + ]
Bioinformatics software paves the way for phage therapy
The Phables computational tool can identify and characterise 49% more complete phage genomes compared to existing viral identification tools. [ + ]
Humidity and temperature affect foetuses' future blood pressure
Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy appear to affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to an international study. [ + ]
Enzyme-targeting drug stops tumour growth in multiple cancers
An enzyme critically associated with tumour growth has long been a target for researchers, but until now it has been difficult to successfully inhibit it. [ + ]
Astronomers detect the oldest black hole ever found
The black hole is surprisingly massive, with its existence so early in the universe challenging our assumptions about how black holes form and grow. [ + ]
Anonymising applications benefits early-career researchers
Anonymising applications removes access to information that can lead to psychological biases, offering a fairer assessment for all applicants. [ + ]
New methodology to identify dust lung disease risk
Exposure monitoring for dust and silica is currently based on the weight of particles, but this overlooks many details that have significant health effects. [ + ]
TGA approves RSV vaccine for Australians aged 60+
AREXVY, which has already been approved for use in the UK, the European Union, the US, Canada and Japan, is a protein-based vaccine given as a single dose. [ + ]
NIST develops urine standard for kidney disease diagnosis
In order for doctors to diagnose kidney disease and other conditions that affect kidney function, they will need accurate measurements of key compounds in urine. [ + ]
Disrupted sleep in midlife tied to cognition problems later on
People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later. [ + ]
