Industry News
Blood test predicts chronic lung disease in preterm babies
Changes in certain blood proteins, alongside gestational age, birth weight and sex, strongly predict bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) within 72 hours of life. [ + ]
Brain pathway found for placebo pain relief
The pain control pathway is crucial to placebo analgesia — where the expectation of pain relief leads to pain alleviation without therapeutic intervention. [ + ]
New National Science Statement and priorities released
The updated science framework will prepare the nation to face future pandemics, adapt to a changing climate and respond to developments in AI and automation. [ + ]
NSW Govt funds body to reduce animals in medical research
The NSW Government-funded Non-Animal Technologies Network (NAT-Net) aims to help reduce and replace animals in medical research. [ + ]
Autoantibodies cause lifelong susceptibility to viral infections
About 2% of the population develop autoantibodies against type 1 interferons, mostly later in life, which makes individuals more susceptible to viral diseases like COVID-19. [ + ]
'Gene misbehaviour' surprisingly common in healthy people
It turns out that gene misbehaviour — where genes are active when they were expected to be switched off — is a surprisingly common phenomenon in the healthy human population. [ + ]
Nanotech device enables early lung cancer detection
A drop of blood could be all that's needed to alert clinicians to the presence of small lung cancer nodules and allow intervention while the disease is in its early stages. [ + ]
Source of Vic's Legionnaires' disease outbreak found
Victorian health authorities have located the source of the recent Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has claimed two lives and hospitalised dozens more. [ + ]
Hybrid TEM/SEM could revolutionise electron microscopy
The Pulse Electron Hollow Cone Illumination Hybrid TEM/SEM is a hybrid transmission and scanning electron microscope that can operate at room temperature. [ + ]
Respiratory bacteria can 'turn off' the immune system
A common bacterium is able to cause persistent respiratory illness via the unique ability to 'talk to' and deactivate the immune system, convincing it there is no threat. [ + ]
A promising new molecular target for pancreatic cancer
New research shows that blocking the molecule nidogen-2 enhanced the effectiveness of chemotherapy and reduced the cancer's spread in mouse models. [ + ]
Microbes in trees remove methane from the atmosphere
Soil has previously been thought of as the only terrestrial sink for methane, but trees may be just as important — perhaps more so. [ + ]
Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre opens in Clayton
MMIC Clayton is a purpose-designed and -built facility including laboratory and office space, co-located with the Australian Synchrotron in the heart of the Monash Technology Precinct. [ + ]
First-in-human implantation of BiVACOR's total artificial heart
The first-in-human implantation was performed in a critically ill 57-year-old man who was in cardiogenic shock and awaiting a heart transplant. [ + ]
Spectroscopy and machine learning used for health screening
Scientists have developed a health screening tool that uses infrared light and machine learning to detect multiple health conditions with just a single blood plasma measurement. [ + ]
