Research & development > Life sciences

Water fleas have genetically adapted to climate change

12 May, 2015

Researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium, have led the first study to document evolutionary changes in the thermal tolerance of natural populations as a response to climate change.


Doping doesn't do much good

05 May, 2015

Following the examination of over 120 years of sporting records, University of Adelaide researchers have concluded that doping actually has very little effect on athletes' results.


Building blocks of life found in infant star system

14 April, 2015

Astronomers have detected the presence of complex organic molecules in a protoplanetary disc surrounding a young star located 455 light-years away, reaffirming that the conditions that spawned the Earth and Sun are not unique in the universe.


Building blocks of life found in infant star system

14 April, 2015

Astronomers have detected the presence of complex organic molecules in a protoplanetary disc surrounding a young star located 455 light-years away, reaffirming that the conditions that spawned the Earth and Sun are not unique in the universe.


Cosmo Bio Fertiup and CARD Medium media for mouse sperm cryopreservation, sperm preincubation and IVF

19 March, 2015

Cosmo Bio's Fertiup and Card Medium are high-performance media for mouse sperm cryopreservation, sperm preincubation and in vitro fertilisation (IVF). When used in combination, the products provide a high and stable fertilisation rate using frozen-thawed mouse sperm.


Alzheimer's may be an autoimmune disease

12 March, 2015

US neuroscientists have presented evidence suggesting the involvement of autoimmunity against the lipid ceramide in Alzheimer's disease.


Glucose-responsive insulin to better control diabetes

13 February, 2015

Researchers from MIT have developed a new type of insulin which activates in the bloodstream only when it is needed. The development could make everyday life much easier for type 1 diabetes patients.


The mystery of the disappearing bees revealed?

10 February, 2015

It's no secret that honey bee populations have been rapidly declining of late. An international group of scientists, including Australians, thinks the cause of this collapse lies in young bees who are growing up too fast.


Boehringer Ingelheim collaborates on cancer and immunotherapy research

15 January, 2015

German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim this week announced research collaborations with Vanderbilt and Yale universities in order to develop treatments for cancer and other diseases.


OK, as we suspected - men really are idiots

15 December, 2014

Males are more likely to be admitted to an emergency department after accidential injuries, more likely to be admitted with a sporting injury and more likely to be involved in a fatal road traffic collision. Put simply, men are more likely to be idiots.


A meeting of the minds

13 November, 2014 by Lauren Davis

An international research collaboration has built a pathway that makes brain-to-brain communication possible - with a little help from the internet.


Bone drugs have anticancer properties

07 November, 2014

A study led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has shown why calcium-binding drugs commonly used to treat people with osteoporosis, or with late-stage cancers that have spread to bone, may also benefit patients with tumours outside the skeleton.


No evidence of arthritis in Egyptian mummies

27 October, 2014

Researchers have disputed the claim that ancient Egyptian royal families suffered from the systemic disease ankylosing spondylitis, which causes inflammation of the spinal joints.


Ancient roots of the mammalian immune response

24 October, 2014

An unsuspected link between the mammalian immune system and the communication systems of simpler organisms such as bacteria has been uncovered.


A breath test for dolphins

20 October, 2014

US engineers have developed a new device for collecting dolphin breath for analysis, which could make it easier to check the animals' health.


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