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New international carbon dating standard
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate after an international team of scientists recalculated the technique for assessing the age of historical events and objects. [ + ]
Synthetic peptide takes away bacteria's drug resistance
Scientists developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics. [ + ]
Luminescent substance for safer diagnostic imaging
Researchers have designed a fluid that works like a luminous ink to obtain very sharp images of damaged tissues, organs and cartilages in diagnostic tests. [ + ]
Russia approves COVID-19 vaccine — but is it safe?
Russian President Valdimir Putin has announced that his country has become the first in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine. [ + ]
Graphene oxide enables rapid infection detection
Researchers have developed a graphene oxide-based sensor platform to detect acute infections within minutes. [ + ]
Target these risk factors to prevent or delay dementia
Around 40% of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by modifying 12 risk factors over a person's lifetime. [ + ]
The nbn is coming — is your lab ready?
Medical laboratories rely heavily on traditional fax machines to share test results and other communications—but will they be as reliable when your facility transitions to the nbn? [ + ]
Can medical face masks be safely re-used?
The rise in demand for face masks has led to global shortages and makeshift solutions. But are these solutions effective? [ + ]
Tau protein could be key to an Alzheimer's blood test
Blood tests based on the tau protein phospho-tau217 (p-tau217) may be able to detect changes in the brain 20 years before dementia symptoms occur. [ + ]
Genetic variant in some women acts as a natural epidural
The genetic variant found in women who feel less pain during childbirth leads to a 'defect' in the formation of the switch on the nerve cells. [ + ]
Nerves of steel: working on the frontline of COVID-19
Dr Harrison Steel has been directly involved in two significant projects that have impacted the COVID-19 health crisis. [ + ]
Blood test detects COVID-19 in 20 min
Researchers developed a simple agglutination assay to detect the presence of antibodies raised in response to the SARS-CoV-2 infection. [ + ]
COVID-19 vaccine candidates induce immune reaction
The Lancet has published early results from two promising new SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 vaccine candidates, one being trialled in the UK and the other in China. [ + ]
Antidiabetic drug turns sugar into stool
Metformin, the most widely prescribed antidiabetic drug globally, promotes the excretion of blood sugar from the large intestine into the stool. [ + ]
Breast cancer can be detected in your tears
TearExo is a chemical nanoprocessing technology that detects breast cancer using the exosomes found in small amounts of bodily fluids, such as tears, as biomarkers. [ + ]
