Finding a way to make drugs act more selectively on cancer cells is the key to improving treatment success while reducing toxicity in children treated for high-risk leukaemia. [ + ]

The Victorian Government is investing up to $400m to deliver the institute, which is expected to form the largest centre of infectious disease expertise in the Southern Hemisphere. [ + ]

Researchers have invented a powerful new tool to gather data on immune response at single-cell level, which could accelerate the discovery of new immunotherapies. [ + ]

It could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered phosphorus — an essential chemical element for life — locked inside salt-rich ice grains ejected into space from Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. [ + ]

Researchers have found that targeted deep-brain stimulation during a critical time in the sleep cycle appeared to improve memory consolidation. [ + ]

Specific circular RNAs within many of us can stick to the DNA in our cells and cause DNA mutations which result in cancer, researchers have found. [ + ]

Deep brain stimulation implants a stimulus electrode in the brain that then delivers electrical pulses to disrupt the hyperactivity that causes the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. [ + ]

Problems with the brain's ability to 'prune' itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders. [ + ]

Even small changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations can have a significant impact on the final biotherapeutic, meaning that processes must be closely monitored at every stage. [ + ]

Researchers may be able to address the reproducibility crisis in the future by using AI to develop life science experiments in a cloud laboratory environment. [ + ]

Many common products like shampoos, body lotions, cleaners, mothballs and paint removers contain toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). [ + ]

QUT has taken a critical step towards establishing Australia's first 'biopharm' to make life-saving medicines and vaccines in plants. [ + ]

An Australian research team has succeeded in introducing a vascular system into tiny beating model human heart muscles. [ + ]

Spanish researchers have developed a new method to measure tRNA abundances and their modifications in a simple, cost-effective manner. [ + ]