Scientists have discovered 45 new genetic variants that put people at a greater risk of developing the most common form of skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. [ + ]

The Australian Government will provide over $30 million to 16 projects under Round 7 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants. [ + ]

Researchers have transformed an MRI from a diagnostic camera into a device that can record changes in the biological make-up of brain tissue. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a method that can check the condition of the genome, helping to inform people how youthful their bodies actually are. [ + ]

Researchers have produced a compound with anticancer properties directly from the flowering garden plant known as feverfew, which is grown in many UK gardens. [ + ]

The test could soon result in tailored treatment for women with invasive lobular breast cancer, in some cases relieving patients from the gruelling process of undergoing chemotherapy. [ + ]

Inspired by natural products, chemists from the University of Konstanz have developed selective agents that combat infectious diseases while leaving beneficial bacteria alone. [ + ]

A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes. [ + ]

Full-term newborns are able to discriminate between speech sounds and non-speech sounds the day after they are born. [ + ]

Climate change is outpacing the ability of birds and other species to adapt to their changing environment, according to an international team of scientists. [ + ]

Developer PDG will build laboratories and offices to house CSL's global corporate headquarters in the heart of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct on Elizabeth St, Parkville. [ + ]

A newly discovered ancient star, containing what is said to be a record-low amount of iron, carries evidence of a class of even older stars. [ + ]

Researchers have uncovered the genes that contribute to five psychiatric disorders, after analysing more than 400,000 individuals, and found that several sets of genes mark all five disorders. [ + ]

Researchers have designed a novel, dynamic, reprogrammable material with a polymer structure that can change from hard to soft and back again — triggered by nothing more than green LED light. [ + ]

A medicine to treat cancer based on the genetic profile of the tumour, rather than tumour type or location, has now been registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. [ + ]