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.
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.
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.
Molecular basis for global warming
18 November, 2009
A new study indicates that major chemicals most often cited as leading causes of climate change, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are outclassed in their warming potential by compounds receiving less attention.
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.
Finally - an answer to one of life’s bigger questions
18 November, 2009
Will I stay drier by walking or running in the rain? This handy ap will even calculate what speed you should travel to stay as dry as possible.
Researchers discover new paths for asthma treatment
11 November, 2009
Researchers at the University of Newcastle and the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Asthma and Airways have found a way to stop inflammation, the main cause of asthma and other chronic diseases, by blocking malfunctioning microRNA molecules.
Partial recirculating cabinets
05 November, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.biocabinets.com.au
embryos@fe series Partial Recirculating Cabinets are available for human-assisted reproduction techniques.
GI modifiers found in sugar cane
02 November, 2009
A team of Australian sugarcane scientists, funded by the Brisbane-based Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology (CRC SIIB) has identified natural glycaemic index (GI) modifiers that have the potential to lower blood sugar levels and help manage type 2 diabetes.
Boost for clinical trials in Australia
27 October, 2009
Calls from the Pharmaceuticals Industry Strategy Group for reforms to the clinical trials operating environment in Australia have resulted in the creation of an action group.
WA researchers involved in muscular dystrophy treatment breakthrough
22 October, 2009
Exon skipping could have potential in preventing and treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to an international research team that included Western Australian scientists.
