Venom is something that most people would prefer to avoid, but new research from the University of Queensland has found that there is one type of aquatic venom that may actually prove beneficial. [ + ]

US scientists have identified a drug candidate to restore heart muscle function following a heart attack, in a breakthrough which has been described as a game changer for people living with heart disease. [ + ]

Researchers are just six months away from human trials of a new drug that appears to repair damaged DNA, reversing the effects of radiation and ageing. [ + ]

Do you provide any testing, or aspects of testing, on human samples? If so, the TGA in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device regulatory framework could impact you. [ + ]

Over the last few years, researchers at the University of Rochester have altered materials to make them repel water, attract water and absorb great amounts of light — all through the use of irradiated laser pulses. [ + ]

Fear memories in animals that trigger the 'fight or flight' response can be formed so quickly that the hippocampus does not have time to fully engage. [ + ]

Forget what the cosmetics industry tells you — the role of pheromones in human sexual attraction is inconclusive and largely speculative. [ + ]

US researchers have come up with a novel method of storing the world's ever-increasing amount of data, turning to a storage technology that humans would quite literally not be able to live without — DNA. [ + ]

An international research team has discovered the remains of microorganisms at least 3.77 billion years old, making them the oldest fossils ever found. [ + ]

Through a combination of genetic engineering, super-resolution microscopy and biocomputation, European researchers have been able to observe protein nanomachines in living cells in 3D. [ + ]

Tuberculosis may seem like a disease of yesteryear, but new drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are on the rise. [ + ]

A new test to help patients suffering from motor neuron disease (MND) has been developed by South Australian researchers in collaboration with the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. [ + ]

Researchers have taken a novel approach to treating multiple myeloma: the introduction of the rabbit-killing myxoma virus (MYXV). [ + ]

Swedish researchers are using a special mass spectrometry method — normally deployed in the analysis of computer chips, lacquers and metals — to better detect harmful cells in the body. [ + ]

This article provides a brief overview of the CRISPR gene-editing technique and analyses the patent strategies employed by the two lead groups claiming this technique. [ + ]