Reprogrammed pancreatic cells relieve diabetes in mice
Obesity-related cancers increasing in young US adults
Statin therapy found safe and effective in over 75s
Cellular recycling process stops cancer before it starts
Promiscuous female fruit flies alter behaviour in males
Crohn's disease treatment could lie in patients' own cells
UK researchers developed cells from Crohn's disease patients with a molecule called RAR568, which makes the cells behave more like cells from healthy people.
Older sperm produce healthier offspring
Sperm that live for longer before fertilising an egg produce healthier offspring, according to new research in zebrafish.
How old is your heart?
The online Heart Age Calculator helps people understand their risk of having a heart attack or stroke by comparing their 'heart age' to their actual age.
Reprogrammed pancreatic cells relieve diabetes in mice
Some human pancreatic cells can be reprogrammed to produce insulin, potentially compensating for the loss or dysfunction of cells that naturally produce this hormone.
Precision radiotherapy effective in inoperable lung cancer
A highly precise radiotherapy technique has been shown to produce greater survival rates in patients with inoperable lung cancer compared to conventional radiotherapy.
Statin therapy found safe and effective in over 75s
Statin therapy is safe and effective in older people over 75 years and reduces major vascular events such as heart attacks and strokes, according...
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Solving the genetics puzzle
Growing up in Germany, Melanie Bahlo used to record which birds came and visited her bird feeder...
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Brain-stimulation implant could treat epilepsy patients
A tiny device that electrically stimulates the brain could one day be used to treat conditions...
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Liver fluke key to chronic wound treatment
Researchers have developed a promising new treatment for chronic wounds, utilising a protein...
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Obesity-related cancers increasing in young US adults
An observational study using data covering more than half of the US population suggests that incidence rates of cancers linked to obesity are...
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How do cancer cells avoid complete genetic meltdown?
Scientists from Beijing and Taipei have recently examined HeLa cells to get an insight on cancer...
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Bionic eye project has sights on human trials
University of Sydney researchers are developing a bionic eye with plans to move it to human...
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Vitamin D claimed to have no impact on bone health
The results of new meta-analysis suggest that vitamin D supplementation does not improve bone...
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Reprogrammed pancreatic cells relieve diabetes in mice
Some human pancreatic cells can be reprogrammed to produce insulin, potentially compensating for the loss or dysfunction of cells that naturally...
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Cellular recycling process stops cancer before it starts
Scientists have found that a cellular recycling process called autophagy, previously thought to...
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Promiscuous female fruit flies alter behaviour in males
Promiscuity in female fruit flies reduces male competition before mating, while increasing their...
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Bye bye, E. coli — reducing contamination in red meat
Food safety researchers from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture have come together with...
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The ancient history of DNA control
The tricks DNA uses to control gene expression — which genes are turned on and off, and when — may have originated much earlier than...
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New technique for more accurate genome reconstruction
The technique will allow researchers to identify further complexity within any type of genome and...
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Gene drive causes infertility in malaria-carrying mosquitoes
Researchers have successfully developed a gene drive that can cause the complete collapse of...
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Scientists assemble the cane toad genome
The breakthrough will help scientists gain a better understanding of what makes Australia's...
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Award-winning digital innovations for the health sector
The winning entries in the 2015 national iAwards have brought a range of benefits to a variety of sectors — with the health sector being no...
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From little grants big labs grow
The Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has officially opened its new laboratory —...
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A non-exclusive licence agreement for LBT and bioMérieux
LBT Innovations and bioMérieux have converted their exclusive licence...
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UTS opens state-of-the-art health and science building
UTS's Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Health Building - the third major development...
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