Renowned neuroscientist Colin Masters has won the annual $50,000 Victoria Prize. [ + ]

A neuroscientist was awarded the Victoria Prize, last night, for his groundbreaking research into Alzheimer's disease.

The Australian science industry has had a major upheaval, with four scientific organisations joining forces to become the Lomb Group.

Subsidiary established in Queensland and appoints Ian Frazer to advisory board. [ + ]

Professor German Spangenberg is arguably Australia's leading researcher into plant genetics and genomics. [ + ]

Extra funding announced for Australia's centre for plant genomics. [ + ]

Australian scientists are today presenting at Parliament House a plan for the nation to develop fusion energy as a potentially safe and sustainable energy source.

TNFa sets off a chain of events leading to new blood vessels that feed breast cancer, US researchers say. [ + ]

New Alzheimer's treatments may help treat major eye disease, UK researchers say. [ + ]

Singaporean academics and industry have joined together to develop a rapid test for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD).

Genetic variants in mitochondria, energy-producing structures harbouring DNA that are inherited only from the mother, are directly linked to metabolic markers for type 2 diabetes, according to a report published online recently in Genome Research.

Interest rates, evolutionary neighbours, antibodies get together and sorting sperm from the chaff. [ + ]

Mesoblast sees heart muscle recovery in Newcastle pilot trial. [ + ]

US researchers have discovered a pathway that eliminates genetic defects in red blood cells. [ + ]

A ‘one-stop shop’ for brain disorder information has been created, with the launch of the website www.florey.edu.au by the Howard Florey Institute, Australia’s leading brain research centre.