Industry News
Bioelectronic face mask detects respiratory viruses in minutes
Scientists have created a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and SARS-CoV-2, in the air in droplets or aerosols. [ + ]
Brain disease risk more than doubled in rugby players
The risk of neurodegenerative disease among former Scottish international rugby union players is more than double that of the general population. [ + ]
NHMRC-funded health research now freely available
Under NHMRC's revised Open Access Policy, all peer-reviewed publications arising from NHMRC-funded research must be made available immediately upon publication. [ + ]
Anxiety in pregnancy can lead to earlier births
Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don't, according to US researchers. [ + ]
TGA approves Pfizer vaccine in under-fives
The TGA has provisionally approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months and over, and as a booster dose in children five years and over. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
