Industry News
Dogs can smell when people are stressed
The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response produce changes in human breath and sweat that dogs can detect with great accuracy. [ + ]
Machine learning helps to improve MRI image reconstruction
Scientists have found a way to improve the performance of traditional magnetic resonance imaging reconstruction techniques, allowing for faster MRIs. [ + ]
Vaxxas to scale up its vaccine skin patch facility
Biotech company Vaxxas will receive $8.2m from the Modern Manufacturing Initiative to support the scale-up of its potentially game-changing technology. [ + ]
New therapeutic target against common lung cancer
TIMP-1 protein levels in both tissues and blood have been repeatedly associated with a poor prognosis in lung cancers. [ + ]
Babies observed reacting to taste and smell in the womb
Scientists claim to have recorded the first direct evidence that foetuses react differently to various smells and tastes by observing their facial expressions. [ + ]
Qld forensic scientists provided misleading information: report
An inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland has found there was potential for the miscarriage of justice. [ + ]
Walking pace is as important as step count: health research
Researchers have confirmed that 10,000 steps a day is the 'sweet spot' for lowered risk of disease and death — but how fast you walk could be just as important. [ + ]
Health innovators recognised at Good Design Awards
The winning design changes cancer treatment for patients globally as it addresses the greatest unmet need in targeted alpha therapy. [ + ]
Planting trees not always effective at binding CO2
International researchers are warning that forests on nutrient-poor land won't work as an additional carbon sink in the long term. [ + ]
Cellular 'waste product' helps immune cells to fight cancer
Scientists have found that lactate, a metabolic by-product produced by cells during strenuous exercise, can rejuvenate immune cells that fight cancer. [ + ]
Gender-balanced teams produce more innovative research
Research teams with a balanced number of men and women have a higher likelihood of producing more innovative and impactful work compared with their unbalanced counterparts. [ + ]
Smoking around your kids risks asthma in your grandkids
Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke when he was a child, according to a new study. [ + ]
WHO strongly advises against antibody drugs to treat COVID-19
The antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab are no longer recommended for patients with COVID-19. [ + ]
Silencing gut pain by removing sensory nerves
By surgically removing specific populations of sensory nerves that communicate between internal organs and the brain, scientists can silence pain responses. [ + ]
Self-sterilising plastic film kills viruses using room light
The film is coated with a thin layer of particles that absorb UV light and produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). These kill viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. [ + ]
