Christmas cholesterol epiphany
16 December, 2009
Laboratory experiments suggest that myrrh, a resin obtained from several species of Commiphora and Balsamodendron trees, may have cholesterol-lowering properties.
Vaccine to treat gum disease on the way
14 December, 2009
CSL has announced that a vaccine to treat severe gum disease is being developed in a new collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur.
Votsch Industrietechnik Climate 3000 Series test chambers
05 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Pacific Laboratory Products
The Climate 3000 Series from Vötsch Industrietechnik has a large 12″ LCD colour touch panel for in-depth analysis of environmental test conditions and test profiles can be stored on the chamber’s hard drive.
Votsch Industrietechnik environmental test chambers
04 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Pacific Laboratory Products
Vötsch Industrietechnik environmental test chambers can be integrated into a business network for secure remote operation and monitoring.
Blood tests for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis
02 December, 2009
Promising results from two new blood tests will make gastrointestinal (GI) cancer detection simpler, cost effective and more acceptable to patients than current methods, researchers say.
Freeze-drying for foam fabrication
01 December, 2009
Chemists and engineers at the University of Warwick have found that exposing particular mixtures of polymer particles and other materials to sudden freeze-drying can create a high-tech armoured foam that could be used for a number of purposes, including a new range of room-temperature, low-power gas sensors.
Chlamydia that avoids diagnosis
01 December, 2009
New sequencing and analysis of six strains of Chlamydia will result in improved diagnosis of the sexually transmitted infection. This study provides remarkable insights into a new strain of Chlamydia that was identified in Sweden in 2006 after spreading rapidly across the country by evading most established diagnostic tests.
Why do people with Down syndrome have less cancer?
01 December, 2009
Most cancers are rare in people with Down syndrome, whose overall cancer mortality is below 10% of that in the general population. Since they have an extra copy of chromosome 21, it’s been proposed that people with Down syndrome may be getting an extra dose of one or more cancer-protective genes.
Water in orbit
01 December, 2009 by University of Utah
Space is not a fun place to get a stomach bug. To ensure drinking water is adequately disinfected, University of Utah chemists have developed a two-minute water quality monitoring method that just started six months of tests aboard the International Space Station.
Science and the global food crime fight
01 December, 2009
Australian Earth Scientists have joined forces with food scientists and chemists in an international effort to fight global food crime using new tamper-proof technology that pinpoints exactly where in the world particular foods have been produced.
Feeding the clock
01 December, 2009
The body’s circadian clock may not be as controlling as previously thought. Researchers have established that feeding time determines the activity of a large number of genes completely independent of the circadian clock.
Submissions open for clinical trials action
30 November, 2009
The Clinical Trials Action Group is seeking public input into ways it can assist in enhancing Australia as a preferred destination for clinical trials.
Patents and the deployment and dissemination of technology
26 November, 2009
The study of patenting and licensing trends in climate change reveal global inequities which could be addressed through improved policymaking.
Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones
20 November, 2009
A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa has found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. "The border line, which is only a demarcation on the map, cannot contain these species, but the line does restrict humans and their diverse impact on nature," says Dr Uri Shanas.
Nanoparticle safety questioned
18 November, 2009
With two million tons of titanium dioxide nanoparticles being produced each year, the risk of titanium dioxide nanoparticle-induced genotoxicity could be a serious health threat to the community.
