A new drug, designed to prime the immune system in the respiratory tract and currently in development for COVID-19, is also effective against rhinovirus. [ + ]

Approximately $2.5 million is being invested in innovative research projects across the ear, nose and throat sector. [ + ]

The crappifier takes high-quality images and computationally degrades them, so that they look something like the lowest low-resolution images available. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science invites applications for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE Prize) for 2021. [ + ]

A Canadian research team has successfully identified how environmental information is transmitted by non-DNA molecules in the sperm. [ + ]

The vaccine is not linked with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots, but may be associated with very rare cases of blood clots associated with thrombocytopenia. [ + ]

Researchers have created medical gowns for healthcare workers and first responders using paper laminated with a coating of polyethylene — a lightweight thermoplastic. [ + ]

Normal, non-cancerous liver tissue can act like tumour tissue when exposed to a diet high in fat, linking diet and obesity to the development of liver cancer. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a sensor for measuring concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the vicinity of cell membranes, with nanometre resolution. [ + ]

Without efforts to mitigate climate change, summers spanning nearly six months may become the new normal by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere. [ + ]

Researchers have found that the anti-inflammatory drug anakinra substantially reduces the nerve symptoms for which vincristine chemotherapy is known. [ + ]

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly electrochemical procedure for producing sulfonamides rapidly and inexpensively. [ + ]

Veterinarians have identified a new strain of the deadly Hendra virus as the cause of a previously unexplained horse death in September 2015. [ + ]

Outstanding contributions to science have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science, which has presented its 2021 honorific awards to 24 recipients. [ + ]

Data obtained from the microfluidic chip in combination with an automated microscope was comparable with the predictions of haematology analysers. [ + ]