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TB vaccine trial for COVID-19 goes international
The BCG tuberculosis vaccine, now being tested against COVID-19, is being expanded to 10,000 healthcare workers across Australia, Spain and the Netherlands. [ + ]
Fighting the COVID-19 fire with molecular diagnostics innovations
Unlike in the influenza pandemic in 1918, today we are better equipped to identify the elusive bug responsible for COVID-19. [ + ]
AI helps optimise drug therapies for infectious diseases
Researchers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in an attempt to dramatically accelerate the discovery of drug combination therapies. [ + ]
COVID-19 vaccine trial to commence in Perth
Linear Clinical Research will conduct a human trial of the vaccine candidate COVID-19 S-Trimer, which should help the body produce antibodies to fight SARS-Cov-2. [ + ]
Increasing the visibility of prostate cancer cells in bone
Researchers are increasing the visibility of prostate cancer cells that have spread to bone for better recognition and destruction by the immune system. [ + ]
Ketogenic diet could help manage asthma
Mice that were switched to a so-called ketogenic diet showed significantly reduced inflammation of the respiratory tract. [ + ]
AI blood test can detect over 50 types of cancer
A new blood test can accurately detect more than 50 types of cancer and identify in which tissue the cancer originated, often before there are any clinical signs or symptoms. [ + ]
COVID-19 vaccine testing commences Down Under
Australian research into COVID-19 appears to have turned a corner, with two separate groups commencing vaccine testing. [ + ]
Air filtration for laboratory environments
There are many aspects to consider when maintaining effective air quality and freedom from contamination in pharmaceutical, biotech and hospital laboratory environments. [ + ]
Bacteria engineered to protect bees from colony collapse
Scientists engineered bacteria to live in the guts of honey bees and act as biological factories, pumping out medicines protecting the bees against both Varroa mites and deformed wing virus. [ + ]
High-salt diet weakens the immune system
Excessive salt intake significantly weakens an important arm of the immune system, scientists have shown. [ + ]
Materials testing with machine learning
By incorporating the latest advances in machine learning with nano-indentation, it is possible to improve the precision of the estimates of material properties by as much as 20 times. [ + ]
Revealed: how the immune system fights back against COVID-19
Researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia's first COVID-19 patients, showing the body's ability to fight the virus and recover from the infection. [ + ]
Building blocks for life on Earth arrived later than we thought
A large proportion of the elements that are essential to the formation of oceans and life — such as water, carbon and nitrogen — only came to Earth very late in its history. [ + ]
Potential drug target, inhibitor identified for SARS-CoV-2
Two new studies out of the US show promise for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). [ + ]
