Scientists identify the oldest forms of life
08 August, 2007
Some of the oldest forms of life, confirmed to be 3.5 billion years-old, have been identified by a team of researchers at the University of Queensland.
237 reasons to have sex
06 August, 2007 by Janette Woodhouse, Editor
Many scientists assume people have sex for simple and straightforward reasons such as to experience sexual pleasure or to reproduce, but new research reveals hundreds of varied and complex motivations that range from the spiritual to the vengeful
NSW grants for life science research
01 August, 2007
The Iemma Government is offering grants of up to $100,000 to help life science companies commercialise their research, Minister for State Development Ian Macdonald announced today.
New research provides hope for childhood cancer sufferers
17 July, 2007
Scientists investigating drug therapies for children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) have presented new data demonstrating for the very first time that a small molecule called ABT-737 can increase the effectiveness of standard therapies.
International approval for Australian pharmaceutical testing
16 July, 2007
University of Queensland-based contract research organisation TetraQ is now recognised to provide internationally accredited testing services to the Australian biopharmaceutical industry.
Career decisions for embryonic stem cells
06 July, 2007
As a fertilised egg develops into a full-grown adult, mammalian cells make many crucial decisions - closing doors of opportunity as they adopt careers as liver cells, skin cells or neurons.
Internet nutrition tool
06 July, 2007 | Supplied by: Merck
Sigma-Aldrich has enhanced its Bioactive Nutrient Explorer. This internet-based tool has been specifically designed to help nutrition and animal scientists, medical researchers, biologists and analytical chemists studying dietary plants and supplements locate the chemicals and kits they need to support their work.
Discovering dementia's molecular structure
06 July, 2007
The Australian Synchrotron is due to open for general use later this year. The synchrotron will create beams of laser-like intense light that can be used for looking at materials in sub-microscopic detail and manufacturing small, precise materials
Meningococcal vaccine could have unknown side effects
29 June, 2007
An ANU specialist has called for more research into the effect of the routine meningococcal vaccine on other throat and nasal infections found in the community, like tonsillitis and pneumonia.
Cold sore suppression
26 June, 2007
After the initial infection, the Herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) virus usually remains in the body, hiding out in nearby nerve cells where the victim’s immune defenses cannot reach it, causing no symptoms at all.
Breakthrough understanding of mitochondrial disease
22 June, 2007
Scientists at La Trobe University have made a breakthrough by discovering signalling problems in cells may be responsible for mitochondrial diseases, a set of rare and incurable conditions affecting thousands of people worldwide.
Alzheimer’s biomarkers
21 June, 2007
Scientists collaborating at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a panel of 23 protein biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid that acts as a neurochemical ‘fingerprint’, which doctors might use someday to identify patients living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Students devise an oral rotavirus vaccine
19 June, 2007
A group of Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering students have developed a rotavirus vaccine for infants that dissolves in the mouth like a popular breath freshener.
Hot sounds
19 June, 2007
Led by physicist Orest Symko, a University of Utah group has turned heat into electricity through sound.
TB research wins Victorian medical award
05 June, 2007
Melbourne epidemiologist Dr Helen Cox has won the 2007 Premier’s Award for Medical Research for her work on drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
