Researchers have uncovered why some individuals with X-linked lymphoproliferative live far longer than expected, which could lead to a gene therapy for the disease. [ + ]

Researchers have uncovered why some individuals with X-linked lymphoproliferative live far longer than expected, which could lead to a gene therapy for the disease. [ + ]

RMIT will sell its toxicology testing unit, RDDT, to vivoPharm Technologies in exchange for a 20% stake in the contract research organisation (CRO). [ + ]

An international scientific team has carried out the world’s first analysis of the impact of ocean acidification on every gene in the coral genome, throwing new light on the likely fate of corals under climate change. [ + ]

An international collaborative study including researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA) has identified at least two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity. [ + ]

The Government of South Australia has announced it will fund a new $1 million initiative over three years to help South Australia’s three main universities seek patent protection for their intellectual property (IP). [ + ]

The capacity of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) has been reinforced by a $10 million government commitment to the Council’s new arrangements. [ + ]

Tiny agents found in omega-3 could potentially be used to block the path of primary cancer tumours, preventing the advance to secondary stage cancers, according to pharmacy researchers at the University of Sydney. [ + ]

QRxPharma (ASX:QRX) has completed two phase 1 trials of its MoxDuo CR dual-opioid tablets, and revealed some positive pharmacokinetic results. [ + ]

NSW-based biotech Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX) said Q3 dose sales of its SIR-Spheres microspheres liver cancer treatment a record grew 34% year-on-year. [ + ]

Gliolan, a drug licensed to Melbourne's STA which has the ability to make brain tumours glow red during neurosurgery, has been granted orphan drug status by the TGA. [ + ]

A Murdoch University PhD candidate has won a $4500 scholarship to develop diagnostic tests for a pine tree pest. [ + ]

Warmer water temperatures can greatly increase the reproductive capacity of the widely distributed pest fish species Gambusia, or mosquito fish, a new study has found. [ + ]

Last week's opening of the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at the University of Western Sydney provides Australia with a world-class research institute to tackle the impacts of climate change. [ + ]

Dr Reddy's Laboratories has submitted an EU marketing authorisation application covering partner Alchemia's (ASX:ACL) fondaparinux anticoagulant. [ + ]