Researchers have found that a deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium can be sterilised by hijacking its haem acquisition system, which is essential for its survival. [ + ]

Oncimmune's EarlyCDT Lung test has been found to reduce the incidence of patients with late-stage lung cancer at diagnosis, compared with standard clinical diagnosis. [ + ]

Thirteen Australian institutions have received Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Awards as part of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative. [ + ]

Tested on both mice and guinea pigs, the immunisation was found to lead to mostly sterilising immunity from the virus — the strongest type of immunity. [ + ]

The investment will see the Australian Space Agency foster the new ideas and high-tech skilled jobs that should make Australian businesses a partner of choice to fit out NASA missions. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered that the inflammatory molecule IL23, investigated for a number of autoimmune diseases, is critical to osteosarcoma formation and progression. [ + ]

The method could lead to clinicians being able to rapidly detect whether an infection is treatable with common antibiotics, reserving stronger alternatives for the patients that need them most. [ + ]

The hormone oxytocin may play a role in hypersexual disorder — a breakthrough that could potentially open the door to treating the disorder by engineering a way to suppress its activity. [ + ]

The dipeptide leucine–histidine (LH) — found in fermented foods such as blue cheese and natto (fermented soy beans) — plays a role in suppressing microglial activation and depression-associated emotional disturbances. [ + ]

The microscopes feature innovative optical technologies that allow fast scanning as well as direct visualisation and quantification of the captured data. [ + ]

Researchers have revealed that the rate at which microRNA molecules undergo a process called methylation is able to discriminate cancer patients from healthy individuals. [ + ]

A simple arthritis drug could be an effective, low-cost solution to treat patients with blood cancers such as polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET). [ + ]

By measuring intact living cancer cells in the patient's blood, rather than the PSA protein, the method potentially provides a more accurate test for prostate cancer. [ + ]

The iQ Group Global has announced its acquisition of a novel anticancer drug platform, known as TEX Core, from the University of Texas. [ + ]

The immune system uses zinc as an antimicrobial for protection during attack by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia. [ + ]