Researchers have identified a cancer-prevention gene that influences the success of drug treatment for childhood cancer.

Protein key to brain control of appetite, Sydney researchers find. [ + ]

Mum's brain metabolism the word on Alzheimer's, new study shows. [ + ]

The domestic cat has become the seventh mammalian genome to be sequenced. [ + ]

Family history and social stigma of bipolar disorder affect willingness to have children [ + ]

'Guardian of the genome' predicts treatment outcomes for childhood cancer. [ + ]

Sydney's Roger Reddel and ANU's John Curtin School of Medical Research win big. [ + ]

Scientists in the Netherlands have made significant advances in testicular cancer research, by identifying and analysing a set of specific microRNA molecular markers that are involved in the development of testicular tumours.

Low-level soap contaminants in rivers and estuaries can block social recognition in fish and causes their shoals to break up, impacting on their ability to avoid predators and to locate food, according to research which was led by Dr Ashley Ward from the University of Sydney’s School of Biological Sciences.

Monash and Peking unis in stem cell research agreement. [ + ]

Scientists in Spain have found a way to recycle CDs, DVDs and disc players as portable substance analysers.

Average earnings for science graduates and professional scientists have grown. [ + ]

Australia’s Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) have joined forces on research and training for contamination risk assessment and clean-up.

UQ's Matt Brown and Wellcome Trust genome-wide study uncover genes for ankylosing spondylitis. [ + ]

Applications are open for the second Advancing BioBusiness Award. [ + ]