Obscure brain region sheds light on addiction
31 July, 2020Our brains are wired to retain information that relates to the context in which highly significant events occurred. This mechanism also underlies drug addiction.
Medieval medicine for modern-day infections
29 July, 2020Researchers suggest that medieval methods using everyday ingredients could help solve the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
Learning the wiring for autism spectrum disorder
24 July, 2020Researchers have identified brain circuitry that plays a key role in the behavioural differences that characterise autism spectrum disorder.
COVID-19 vaccine candidates induce immune reaction
22 July, 2020The Lancet has published early results from two promising new SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 vaccine candidates, one being trialled in the UK and the other in China.
Some psychiatric disorders share brain structural elements
20 July, 2020The shared brain areas showing structural aberrations were mainly in cortical areas associated with cognitive processing, memory and self-awareness.
Breast cancer cells can reprogram immune cells for metastasis
17 July, 2020Metastatic breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer (NK) cells so that they stop killing cancer cells and instead assist in metastasis.
Age-related impairments could be reversed
10 July, 2020Two impairments of old age — frailty and immunity decline — can be halted and even partially reversed using a novel cell-based therapeutic approach.
Genetic malfunction triggers familial migraine
06 July, 2020A genetic dysfunction in specific brain cells of the cingulate cortex area strongly influences head pain occurrence.
COVID-19 vaccine commences human trials in Adelaide
03 July, 2020The Phase 1 trial will provide initial safety and immune response data on the vaccine and is being conducted at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Plant extracts found to be active against SARS-CoV-2
02 July, 2020Scientists have shown in laboratory studies that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of specially bred sweet wormwood plants are active against SARS-Cov-2.
Immune cell may be key to activating energy-burning 'beige fat'
26 June, 2020Eosinophils, a type of immune cell, could be important in activating a type of fat that burns energy instead of storing it.
Experimental whooping cough vaccine confers broad protection
25 June, 2020Intranasal immunisation with the new vaccine not only induced excellent systemic responses but also strong local immune responses.
Human memory is improved by the promise of reward
23 June, 2020Researchers have highlighted the lasting positive effect of a reward on the ability of individuals to retain a variety of information.
Happiness may protect you from gastrointestinal distress
22 June, 2020Serotonin, a chemical known for producing feelings of wellbeing and happiness, can reduce the ability of some intestinal pathogens to cause deadly infections.
Respiratory infection response: a case of mistaken identity
17 June, 2020Scientists have identified a previously unknown immune cell that plays a crucial role presenting antigens to other immune cells during respiratory virus infections.
