Tested in a global trial, the drug regulates bone development and boosts growth rates in children with achondroplasia — the most common type of dwarfism. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered that the development of the hippocampus is severely impacted in adolescence following the onset of the first psychotic symptoms. [ + ]

AXT has signed an agreement to distribute stem cell solutions from StemBioSys to researchers in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

The blood pressure drug nilvadipine increases blood flow to the brain's memory and learning centre among people with Alzheimer's disease without affecting other parts of the brain. [ + ]

A trial into the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia has been so successful that the US FDA approved the treatment for patients with the disease prior to the trial data being presented. [ + ]

Microba, an Australian biotech company specialising in gut microbiome analysis, has received a $4.1 million investment from global precision medicine company Macrogen. [ + ]

Cranberries are highly sought after for their tangy taste and the antioxidants they contain, but a new study provides evidence that they could also help in the fight against antibiotic resistance. [ + ]

Researchers are focused on a protein called α-synuclein as a target for a novel Parkinson's disease treatment. [ + ]

WA researchers have used rigorous contamination controls to confirm that exposure to bacteria begins in the womb, laying to rest the longstanding question of whether or not the womb is sterile. [ + ]

Researchers have developed an assay that uses a drop of whole blood to provide rapid access to critical information associated with resistance to antimalarial drugs at the point of care. [ + ]

Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has opened expanded operations in the suburb of Keysborough, allowing the company to increase exports and create 44 new local jobs. [ + ]

An international challenge compared the diagnostic skills of 511 physicians with 139 computer algorithms from 77 different machine learnings labs. [ + ]

Scientists have added a 'homing beacon' to tumours, in the form of an injectable hydrogel, that attracts chemotherapy medicines towards cancer cells while sparing their normal counterparts. [ + ]

Thermo Fisher Scientific has completed its acquisition of HighChem but terminated the agreement under which it would have acquired Gatan. [ + ]

Scientists have found that when zapped with an electrical field, live bacteria absorb dye molecules, causing the cells to light up and allowing them to be counted easily. [ + ]