Zurzuvae (zuranolone) is understood to be the first and only oral medication indicated to treat adults with postpartum depression (PPD). [ + ]

The Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine is offering an entire week dedicated to professional development, education and networking. [ + ]

One of Australia's leading researchers into the science, strategy and policy of conservation, Professor Kerrie Wilson, has been appointed Queensland's next Chief Scientist. [ + ]

Babies with a food allergy were almost four times more likely to develop asthma at six years of age compared to children without a food allergy. [ + ]

Laurent Formery won the grand prize for his stunning image of the nervous system of a juvenile sea star. [ + ]

Nanosensor manufacture can be made more efficient and more versatile, by treating each sensor using a single drop of ethanol instead of heating materials to high temperatures. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered a possible way to block proteins produced in the body when a patient has cancer, which cause the cancer to spread to other parts of the body. [ + ]

US researchers have suggested that taking a probiotic could help prevent the decline in memory and thinking that can accompany aging. [ + ]

Researchers have created diamond-based anti-counterfeiting labels that are known in the industry as physically unclonable functions (PUFs). [ + ]

Vitamin D is thought to influence the development of skin diseases by affecting the body's immune response and through direct effects on the cells involved in skin repair. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered exceptionally potent antibodies that can neutralise virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus, as well as other animal coronaviruses. [ + ]

The PrOSPeCT program will give 23,000 cancer patients free access to genomic profiling and matching to the best advanced precision treatments available locally, including early-stage clinical trials. [ + ]

Konstanz chemists have created a mineral plastic that is hard, non-flammable, self-healing and can be produced at room temperature in water. It is also biodegradable. [ + ]

A high-fibre diet in mothers helps to reduce the risk of infants developing severe lower respiratory infections, which can predispose the infant to chronic lung diseases. [ + ]

What is preventing women from breaking into STEM workplaces, given the increase in girls studying STEM subjects at school and university? [ + ]