New research has identified a possible new therapy for stroke. [ + ]

Point-of-care testing is an emerging field within community medicine and will be discussed at this week's South Pacific Congress in Auckland. [ + ]

University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a way of creating a male mouse without a Y chromosome by manipulating a single gene in the developing foetus.

It's not just venom or toxins that cause harm when an angry critter bites - many species have a habit of leaving behind nasty bacterial infections as well. [ + ]

UQ researcher gets the public excited by enticin and seductin them. [ + ]

Stroke specialist Geoffrey Donnan will address this weekend's CRX conference on how to overcome obstacles in the clinic. [ + ]

Understanding genetic influences is one thing, the psychosocial impact of genetic counselling is another. [ + ]

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. [ + ]