CRCs' time to shine
17 September, 2014 by Susan WilliamsonAn external review of the Cooperative Research Centres Program will be led by business leader David Miles.
Potential new treatment for GVHD
15 September, 2014 by Susan WilliamsonA potential new treatment option for bone marrow transplant patients who develop transplant-related chronic graft-versus-host disease will soon be tested in a clinical trial.
2014 Eureka Prizes announced
12 September, 2014The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes last night celebrated 25 years of rewarding outstanding contributions to Australian science.
Australian scientist re-elected to international science council
08 September, 2014Professor David Black has been re-elected as Secretary General of the International Council for Science.
Australia needs a science strategy
04 September, 2014Chief Scientist Ian Chubb has called for a coherent, strategic and long-term approach to science in Australia.
Experimental drug for Ebola
01 September, 2014The experimental drug ZMapp has proven effective in treating the Ebola virus in monkeys.
Don't throw out the placenta
30 August, 2014Deciphering how to extract quantities of endothelial stem cells from the placenta is providing a potential new use for an organ usually discarded.
Bone engineers
29 August, 2014A synthetic ceramic that is tough, highly porous and bioactive is being used to engineer bone.
A new angle for preventing type 1 diabetes
27 August, 2014Researchers have identified the specific portion of insulin that the immune system targets in type 1 diabetes, providing a potential pathway to improved treatments for the condition.
Regeneus, Cryosite sign stem cell alliance
22 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRegeneus (ASX:RGS) and Cryosite (ASX:CTE) have agreed to share technology and expertise in the area of stem cell products for human applications.
New centre to look at how the brain works
21 August, 2014Understanding how the human brain works is the not so small task the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function is planning to tackle.
How natural killer cells detect and destroy
19 August, 2014A better understanding of the how the cytotoxic lymphocytes, natural killer cells, survive and thrive will help in manipulating them to intercept cancers and other disorders.
National Science Week
18 August, 2014This week, Australia celebrates all things science in National Science Week.
Two new national awards
15 August, 2014The Australian Academy of Science has announced two new national awards, following a generous donation by immunologist and Corresponding Member (international Fellow) of the academy Professor Sir Marc Feldmann.
Cracking the code for generating stem cells
14 August, 2014Observing the generation of stem cells in zebra fish embryos shows that hematopoietic stem cells are generated with the help of 'buddy' cells.
