Technique distinguishes between active and latent TB
06 July, 2010
An emerging technique designed to quickly distinguish between people with active and dormant tuberculosis may help health professionals diagnose the disease sooner, thereby potentially limiting early exposure to the disease, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Quantum interface between light and atoms
06 July, 2010
Physicists have developed a quantum interface which connects light particles and atoms.
Proteins may point to alcohol use test
06 July, 2010
Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available.
Melbourne pathology to use microbiology system
02 July, 2010
Melbourne Pathology will be the first Australian laboratory to acquire PREVI Isola, based on LBT Innovations MicroStreak technology for automated agar plate streaking in microbiology laboratories.
Blood test to predict the age when women will hit the menopause
30 June, 2010
Researchers at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran have found that a single blood test may be used to accurately deterimine at what age women will reach the menopause.
Safe smoking and tobacco industry funding of genetic research
29 June, 2010
The tobacco industry's funding of genetic research could potentially be used to shift responsibility for cancer from smoking to an individual’s genetic make-up.
Of lice and man: researchers sequence human body louse genome
29 June, 2010
A multi-institutional team has recently sequenced the body louse genome with Dr Stephen Cameron from CSIRO Entomology researching the gene that is responsible for body lice responding to their environment.
Left or right? Early detection of soccer penalty kicks revealed
25 June, 2010
Some top soccer goalkeepers are able to head off a penalty kick by diving in the correct direction in advance of the kick. Recent research in cognitive science explains how they do this.
ES cell-derived cardiomyocytes: functional expression of all essential cardiac ion currents
21 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty Ltd
To date, in vitro preclinical electrophysiological studies rely mainly on recombinant cell systems like injected oocytes or mammalian cell lines expressing only one specific ion channel.
Monash builds on a green chemistry future
21 June, 2010
The Green Chemical Futures facility will be developed at the Clayton campus of Monash University. The $72.8 million project will be co-funded by the university and the federal government.
Researchers discover mechanism that limits scar formation
15 June, 2010
Senescent cells in wounds appear to have the biological effect of inhibiting the formation of excess scar tissue.
The chemistry of decent vodka
15 June, 2010
Although vodka is a reasonably pure mixture of alcohol and water, beverage drinks typically show differences in appeal among brands. The question immediately arises as to the molecular basis, if any, of vodka taste perception.
Rapid, effective system for monitoring mosquito-borne disease
11 June, 2010
A University of Western Australia researcher has exploited mosquitoes' love of honey to develop a rapid and effective method for monitoring mosquito-borne disease.
Breakthrough in stem cell culturing
01 June, 2010
A supply of cultured stem cells for clinical uses is coming closer as Karolinska Institutet researchers culture cells under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal substances.
Radical monitoring for healthy biofuels
24 May, 2010
A profluorescent nitroxide probe has been used to establish that biofuels may pose a health risk despite being more environmentally friendly.
