Influenza and the Trojan Horse effect
11 May, 2020Influenza A virus can kill key white blood cells and hide among them like a Trojan Horse to aid its spread in the body.
Coronavirus vaccine candidates show promise in macaques
11 May, 2020Coronavirus vaccine development has been all the rage lately, with scientists enlisting macaques to help them test vaccines for SARS-Cov-2 as well as MERS.
TB vaccine trial for COVID-19 goes international
05 May, 2020The BCG tuberculosis vaccine, now being tested against COVID-19, is being expanded to 10,000 healthcare workers across Australia, Spain and the Netherlands.
Scientists could sabotage bacteria's cell wall
04 May, 2020Scientists have pieced together how bacteria build their outer, defensive wall — thus heralding a new strategy in the hunt for antibiotics.
COVID-19 vaccine trial to commence in Perth
28 April, 2020Linear Clinical Research will conduct a human trial of the vaccine candidate COVID-19 S-Trimer, which should help the body produce antibodies to fight SARS-Cov-2.
Ketogenic diet could help manage asthma
16 April, 2020Mice that were switched to a so-called ketogenic diet showed significantly reduced inflammation of the respiratory tract.
COVID-19 vaccine testing commences Down Under
03 April, 2020Australian research into COVID-19 appears to have turned a corner, with two separate groups commencing vaccine testing.
High-salt diet weakens the immune system
31 March, 2020Excessive salt intake significantly weakens an important arm of the immune system, scientists have shown.
Microbiome could help assess precancer risk in HPV patients
30 March, 2020Gardnerella bacteria in the cervicovaginal microbiome may serve as a biomarker to identify women infected with HPV who are at risk for progression to precancer.
Govt funding to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine research
27 March, 2020A funding injection of up to $17 million could help cut the timeline for an effective vaccine for COVID-19 by six months.
Brain architecture more complex than previously thought
19 March, 2020Researchers have discovered distinct layers of astrocytes across the cerebral cortex that provide the strongest evidence to date of their specialisation across the brain.
Revealed: how the immune system fights back against COVID-19
19 March, 2020Researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia's first COVID-19 patients, showing the body's ability to fight the virus and recover from the infection.
Why do obese mothers have obese babies?
17 March, 2020Maternal obesity increases the risk for obesity and metabolic perturbations in their offspring, but what are the mechanisms?
New cancer treatments can activate tuberculosis infection
13 March, 2020New checkpoint inhibitor treatments for cancer can activate tuberculosis in some patients — an infection that used to kill one in three people in the UK.
Our own immune cells damage the blood–brain barrier
11 March, 2020Microglia regulate the permeability of the brain's protective barrier in response to systemic inflammation — but the process can sometimes go wrong.
