Computational biology company PrecisionLife has identified 73 genes that are highly associated with severe and fatigue-dominant forms of long COVID. [ + ]

Researchers have developed an artificial photocatalytic system that mimics a natural chloroplast to efficiently convert carbon dioxide in water into valuable methane. [ + ]

The RNA-based strategy activated dendritic cells that eradicated tumours and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma. [ + ]

Zurzuvae (zuranolone) is understood to be the first and only oral medication indicated to treat adults with postpartum depression (PPD). [ + ]

The Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine is offering an entire week dedicated to professional development, education and networking. [ + ]

One of Australia's leading researchers into the science, strategy and policy of conservation, Professor Kerrie Wilson, has been appointed Queensland's next Chief Scientist. [ + ]

Babies with a food allergy were almost four times more likely to develop asthma at six years of age compared to children without a food allergy. [ + ]

Laurent Formery won the grand prize for his stunning image of the nervous system of a juvenile sea star. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered a possible way to block proteins produced in the body when a patient has cancer, which cause the cancer to spread to other parts of the body. [ + ]

Nanosensor manufacture can be made more efficient and more versatile, by treating each sensor using a single drop of ethanol instead of heating materials to high temperatures. [ + ]

US researchers have suggested that taking a probiotic could help prevent the decline in memory and thinking that can accompany aging. [ + ]

Researchers have created diamond-based anti-counterfeiting labels that are known in the industry as physically unclonable functions (PUFs). [ + ]

Vitamin D is thought to influence the development of skin diseases by affecting the body's immune response and through direct effects on the cells involved in skin repair. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered exceptionally potent antibodies that can neutralise virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus, as well as other animal coronaviruses. [ + ]

The PrOSPeCT program will give 23,000 cancer patients free access to genomic profiling and matching to the best advanced precision treatments available locally, including early-stage clinical trials. [ + ]