Industry News
Fungi in the gut influence health and disease
Fungi thrive in the healthy gut, but researchers found they can also cause intestinal damage that may contribute to inflammatory bowel disease. [ + ]
Smartphone photos can be used to detect anaemia
A picture of a person's inner eyelid taken with a standard smartphone camera can be used to screen for anaemia, according to a new study. [ + ]
Nominations closing soon for Fresh Science 2021
Fresh Science is a competition helping early-career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery. [ + ]
Pfizer approved for teens, pregnant women added to Phase 1b
The TGA has provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 12 years and older, while ATAGI has added pregnant women to the Phase 1b priority group. [ + ]
NSW Health and Cicada partner on medtech training program
The NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program is a free training program for NSW-based biotech and medtech professionals and academics. [ + ]
One-hour Hendra test developed for horses
Vets have developed a diagnostic point-of-care kit that is claimed to detect the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever — in under an hour, rather than days. [ + ]
Non-invasive imaging technique for assessing parchment
Nonlinear optical microscopy was used to analyse historic 13th-century parchment manuscripts belonging to the renowned collection at the Chartres Library. [ + ]
COVID-19 nasal spray trial seeks participants in Sydney
ENA Respiratory has initiated a Phase I human safety study in Sydney for its first-in-class nasal spray for the prevention of COVID-19. [ + ]
Fibromyalgia likely the result of autoimmune problems: study
Many of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome are caused by antibodies that increase the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout the body. [ + ]
Sinocompound Catalysts launches educational video series
The first episode of the video series is now live and focuses on palladium catalysed cross-coupling reactions. [ + ]
Tetanus neurotoxin could treat depression, Parkinson's, ALS
A non-toxic derivative of the tetanus neurotoxin (Hc-TeTx) may serve to treat depression and neurodegenerative diseases, as demonstrated in animal models. [ + ]
Blood test could help diagnose frontotemporal dementia
Blood-based measurement of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can distinguish patients with frontotemporal dementia from those with primary psychiatric disorders or healthy individuals. [ + ]
Treating COVID-19 with CRISPR, updated AstraZeneca advice
A CRISPR gene editing tool has suppressed replication of SARS-CoV-2 in a test tube model, and ATAGI has released its latest statement on the AstraZeneca vaccine. [ + ]
Artificial scent helps sniffer dogs detect biosecurity threat
Chemists developed a scent profile and artificial scent lures to help sniffer dogs detect citrus canker disease in citrus orchards in the Northern Territory. [ + ]
Ultrasound could be a non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer's
Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood–brain barrier, researchers have found. [ + ]
