Immune cells associated with schizophrenia
Breakthroughs in antibiotics old and new
STEM superstar on the juggle, the struggle and the joy
Cancer drugs tested on live human tumours
Should all babies have their genomes sequenced at birth?
UNSW medical psychology researcher wins Harkness Fellowship
Associate Professor Nadine Kasparian has won the 2018–19 Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice.
Identifying gut microbes linked to mammalian evolution
Scientists have made a key advance towards understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans and other mammals evolve.
Immune cells associated with schizophrenia
Scientists have identified immune cells in greater amounts in the brains of some people with schizophrenia — a breakthrough that could transform global...
Protein found to help limit inflammation
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown role for the cholesterol regulatory protein LRP1, showing that it also manages the body's inflammation response.
Breakthroughs in antibiotics old and new
In good news for the fight against antibiotic resistance, one research team has successfully adjusted an existing antibiotic and another has identified a promising new...
STEM superstar on the juggle, the struggle and the joy
Marine ecologist and ecosystem modeller Jess Melbourne-Thomas is one of two Tasmanians who were named as Science and Technology Australia's...
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Peptide drug could treat liver cancer more effectively
A novel peptide drug called FFW could potentially stop the development of hepatocellular...
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Could Australia's microbiome contain new antibiotics?
Industry and academia are coming together in a three-year, $6.9 million quest to search for new...
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Ultrasound used to burst chemo-capsules inside liver tumours
Heat-sensitive lipid capsules filled with chemotherapy have been ruptured remotely using...
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Cancer drugs tested on live human tumours
Researchers are using surgically removed breast and prostate tumour specimens to rapidly screen different drugs to see which ones most effectively...
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Should all babies have their genomes sequenced at birth?
Researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth,...
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Non-viral CRISPR genome editing
UC San Francisco scientists have genetically reprogrammed T cells without using viruses to insert...
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Tracking pancreatic cancer's moving targets
For the first time, researchers have monitored drug-resistant regions in pancreatic tumours as...
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Immune cells associated with schizophrenia
Scientists have identified immune cells in greater amounts in the brains of some people with schizophrenia — a breakthrough that could...
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Breakthroughs in antibiotics old and new
In good news for the fight against antibiotic resistance, one research team has successfully...
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Genetic variation discovered in cancer cell lines
While scientists have thought that individual cell lines remain genetically uniform, they can in...
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Tackling antibiotic resistance, one piece of possum poo at a time
A citizen science project led by Macquarie University is seeking answers to antibiotic resistance...
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Yin Yang protein may fuel breast cancer growth
Cancer cells are much more reliant on the Yin Yang1 molecule than normal cells, and this may drive breast cancer growth.
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'Jumping genes' leap across species, driving evolution
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have traced two particular genes across 759 species of...
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Scientists successfully sequence the koala genome
Scientists have sequenced the full koala genome — a breakthrough which may aid in the...
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Gene expression fails to adapt in night shift workers
Researchers recently revealed the impact that a four-day simulation of night shift work had on...
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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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