Biochemists have developed a new approach that could help to improve diagnostic tests based on PCR, utilising enzymes that are triggered by light pulses. [ + ]

Recipients across seven categories share $750,000 in prize money and have the opportunity to showcase important work undertaken in their field. [ + ]

Professors Jamie Cooper and Rinaldo Bellomo were recognised for their innovative research that has revolutionised critical care medicine on a global scale. [ + ]

Researchers set out to determine whether supplementing with a probiotic could be beneficial for gastrointestinal function during pregnancy. [ + ]

Zantrene is able to protect heart muscle cells from death, while improving the killing of breast cancer cells, when used in combination with the anthracycline known as doxorubicin. [ + ]

Australian adults can now receive a Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot after five months, while Pfizer primary doses will be available to children aged 5–11. [ + ]

Researchers found that albino mice with a point mutation in the tyrosinase gene are more susceptible to NASH than mice carrying the non-mutated gene. [ + ]

The TGA has provisionally approved a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years and older, as well as a monoclonal antibody treatment. [ + ]

Researchers recently optimised a special X-ray process to deliver high-resolution 3D images of entire cells and their molecular structure in just a few minutes. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a formulation to increase the effectiveness of face mask filters at trapping coronavirus particles, retaining up to 99.6% of the virus. [ + ]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than three-quarters of people globally said they trust science (80%) and scientists (77%) either "a lot" or "some". [ + ]

Climate change has driven a significant increase in Australia's bushfire activity over the last three decades, according to new research conducted by CSIRO. [ + ]

Subject to final recommendations from ATAGI, the Australian Government will start rolling out the Pfizer vaccine to 5- to 11-year-olds from 10 January 2022. [ + ]

Using a VR headset, the user has a complete universe of cell populations in front of them and can better determine how cells relate to one another. [ + ]

A common medication used to treat reflux, heartburn and ulcers could be lessening the effectiveness of lung cancer immunotherapy drugs. [ + ]