Canadian researchers have cut down the time required to analyse blood and urine samples from 30 minutes to 55 seconds. [ + ]

Dr Keith Ooi is set to conduct a major study to see if probiotics can improve the overall health and life expectancy of children with cystic fibrosis. [ + ]

Australian jobs supported by the medtech, biotech and pharma sector increased by 10% from 2015 to 2016, while manufacturing exports increased by 30%. [ + ]

Researchers have revealed how dragonfly wings kill bacteria, with the help of very powerful microscopes.  [ + ]

Researchers have identified a drug that could reverse the damaging impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on the regeneration of brain cells. [ + ]

Immutep's lead product has been found safe and well tolerated when combined with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) at doses up to 30 mg per subcutaneous injection. [ + ]

Professor Dayong Jin will spearhead the institute's efforts to create small, stable, inexpensive devices for disease diagnosis that are as easy to use as smartphones. [ + ]

Researchers have made a discovery that could help implantable devices better integrate with the body, thus reducing risk of infection. [ + ]

Researchers have recommended changes to the guidelines used in clinical trials, in an effort to gain information about the impact on the quality of life of participating patients. [ + ]

Mercury poisoning through artisanal and small-scale gold mining is increasing — but Dr Justin Chalker believes that chemists can provide cheap and effective solutions to curb the damage. [ + ]

Scientists have linked diseases such as Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis to faults in a critical immune pathway that enables inflammation to continue unchecked. [ + ]

US biomedical engineers are using a natural protein called albumin as a way to 'shuttle' cancer-fighting nanovaccines into the body. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney have developed a new microscopy technology that allows the human eye to track a single molecule and inspect its behaviour inside a living cell. [ + ]

The DNA of freshwater fish in the Murray–Darling Basin provides clues as to which species have natural resilience against climate change. [ + ]

Thirteen medical researchers and projects tackling critical health issues across northern Australia have received government funding. [ + ]