If you live near a busy road, it may feel like the constant sound of roaring engines, honking horns and wailing sirens makes your blood pressure rise. [ + ]

Instead of having to take blood, the test enables a joey's stress levels to be measured through samples of their faecal droppings. [ + ]

Researchers found that dark matter around black holes can generate significant dynamical friction, slowing down the orbital speed of companion stars in binary systems. [ + ]

The study found 42 areas across the genome that harbour variants that increase the risk of endometriosis. [ + ]

Brandon BioCatalyst and ANDHealth will deliver the program, aiming to help to commercialise promising Australian biomedical and digital health discoveries. [ + ]

Healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumours elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new way of using ultrasound to measure the level of tension in tissue, indicating whether tissues are abnormal or if they are affected by scarring or disease. [ + ]

Moderna has announced its inaugural Australian Fellowship Program to support scientists with an interest in advancing mRNA innovation, while also partnering with UQ on vaccines for public health threats. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered higher levels of immune proteins in the blood before and after an epileptic seizure, which could result in better diagnostic methods. [ + ]

Researchers have developed new testing methods that can quickly and accurately identify the latest designer drugs, along with better tests for traditional drugs. [ + ]

Human immune cells are able to maintain an effective antiviral response even when pathogen-induced degradation of the enzyme TBK1 occurs. [ + ]

The technology makes it possible to obtain complete characterisations of the chemical composition of the sample being analysed. [ + ]

UK researchers have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer, which is usually very difficult to treat. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science has announced its honorific awards for 2023, in doing so recognising 22 scientists for their outstanding contributions. [ + ]

Brain scans revealed that shrunken grey matter volumes in regions of the 'social brain' tied to a compromised trusting ability shared a connection with depression vulnerability. [ + ]