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Australian project to print a fix for faulty eye and brain cells
“Imagine a world that we could simply ‘print’ neurological diseases out of existence using bio inks and cheap desktop printers.” Well hello future, or at least one that Matthew Griffith, a...
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Deadly tsetse fly gives up its secrets to save lives
Researchers have developed a new anticoagulant with anti-clotting activity that can be quickly reversed to minimise the risk of serious bleeding in hospitals. The therapy combines a lab-made peptide...
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Nanotech oral insulin medication on the horizon
An Australian-led team of researchers has developed a nanotechnology-based system which could deliver insulin orally instead of by injection. Worldwide an estimated 425 million people live with...
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NZ neuros publish first findings of CTE in ex-League player
Neuroscientists have published a report of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a former top-flight New Zealand rugby league player. The 2021 death was – chronologically – the first case of a Kiwi...
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Medieval squirrels had leprosy too
Genetic evidence from long-dead squirrels has re-written our understanding of the history of leprosy. New archaeological evidence from the medieval city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels...
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Vaccine primes immune response to multiple coronaviruses in mouse study
Preventing the rise of the next coronavirus pandemic or epidemic could depend on creative developments in vaccine technology. And now a trans-Atlantic research group has developed a vaccine it says...
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Longevity for heart failure patients improves with COVID jabs
A big Korean analysis of people with heart failure has revealed substantial positive impacts of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The study was drawn from the Korean National Health Insurance...
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Big dip in melanoma deaths over 10 years reported in NZ
Melanoma deaths in New Zealand have declined substantially in the past decade, likely due to improvements in treatment and diagnosis. Data published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal shows...
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Thinking of freezing your eggs? Beware the fertility spin
Karin HammarbergMonash University It’s sold as a procedure that can empower women, but freezing eggs is costly, time-consuming and not guaranteed to be a success. That hasn’t dented its popularity in...
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Australian approach enhances particle therapy for cancer treatment
A new addition to charged particle therapy cancer treatment developed by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has been shown to enhance its efficacy in cell studies. The Neutron...
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A revolutionary new vaccine in the battle against influenza
By Vinod RMT Balasubramaniam, Monash University in Kuala Lumpur Clinical trials of a universal influenza mRNA vaccine have begun in the US. The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
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Caution advised on US fluoride-in-water study
Researchers are urging caution in response to an American report released overnight finding an association between fluoride intake and neurobehavioural development problems in some children. The study...
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A negative frame might swing positive vaccine uptake
Vaccine-reluctant people might be swayed by a different approach to health communication, a new study suggests. While many people will take up a vaccine because of the perceived benefits, some will be...
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Unlocking the relationship between autoimmunity and long-term infection
Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered the gene, called Zeb2, that proliferates in autoimmunity diseases like the painful and debilitating inflammations of lupus,...
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The growing promise of cancer vaccines
Dr Bidyut Sarkar A cure for cancer — which is second only to cardiovascular diseases in its contribution to the global burden of disease — has long been a dream. While no magic bullet is yet in...
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Clinical trial to assess world first methamphetamine withdrawal treatment
Australian researchers have been awarded $2.2 million to trial a stimulant medication for the treatment of withdrawal in people with methamphetamine use disorder. If proven effective, it could become...
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Ancient Egyptian attempts to treat cancer seen in nearly 5,000-year-old skull
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of ancient practices which might change our understanding of ancient Egyptian life. Two skulls, both thousands of years old, bear cut marks which could be...
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Are we prepared for it if bird flu starts spreading between humans?
Australia is well placed to quickly create a vaccine should a strain of bird flu infect the human population, according to experts. Although cases of bird flu infecting humans are rare, and only...
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Drug-targetable driver of inflammatory bowel disease discovered
Researchers in the UK have discovered a biological pathway that plays a major role in driving inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and can be targeted using existing drugs. The new study in Nature...
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Excess drugs are threat to animals and the environment
Pharmaceutical compounds and their breakdown molecules are being found throughout the world’s ecosystems, prompting scientists to call for the industry to implement its own green reforms. In a comment...
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