Industry News
Medigrowth and Deakin Uni partner on medicinal cannabis centre
Medigrowth, a fully licensed Australian medicinal cannabis biotech, has announced plans to build a Centre of Excellence in Geelong in partnership with Deakin University. [ + ]
Residual antibiotics found in cooked food
Hong Kong researchers have been examining the use of antibiotics and their impact in the context of local environmental ecology, food safety and children's health. [ + ]
Retinal biomarker enables earlier MS diagnosis
Researchers have demonstrated that diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be significantly improved by measuring the thickness of retinal layers in the eye. [ + ]
'Antifreeze' developed for biological material
A newly developed protein that works like an antifreeze agent could be used to freeze and defrost biological material without causing any damage. [ + ]
Nutrient 'tug of war' determines anticancer activity
Immune and tumour cells compete over glutamine, a major nutrient in their local environment, with significant implications for anticancer activity. [ + ]
Shedding light on the origins of life on Earth
A new technology has been deployed to quite literally shed further light on an age-old question: what are the origins of life on Earth? [ + ]
Online platform explores virtual chemical reaction pathways
A new online platform to explore computationally calculated chemical reaction pathways has been released, allowing for in-depth understanding and design of chemical reactions. [ + ]
Long COVID not caused by immune inflammatory response
Long COVID is not caused by an immune inflammatory reaction to COVID-19, as emerging data demonstrates that immune activation may persist for months after COVID-19. [ + ]
Wanted: biotech ventures to join Jumar Bioincubator
Australia's latest biotech incubator is calling for innovative early-stage Australian biotechs to take up residency in its new facility in the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct. [ + ]
MRFF funds national medicinal chemistry initiative
MedChem Australia will bring together leading medical chemistry groups from The University of Sydney, Monash University and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. [ + ]
New generic cancer treatment spares healthy tissue
Scientists utilised a compound that is designed to emit small amounts of alpha radiation from the inside of cancer cells, thus killing them but sparing healthy tissue. [ + ]
Universe ran in 'slow motion' soon after the Big Bang
Einstein's theory of general relativity means that we should observe the distant (ancient) universe running much more slowly than the present day, but peering back that far in time has previously proven elusive. [ + ]
Peptide drug could treat long COVID, prevent reinfection
A new study shows that the drug prevents inflammation and even repairs damaged lung tissue in preclinical models, making it both a prevention and a treatment. [ + ]
Terahertz wave camera images the microscopic world
Scientists have demonstrated that a terahertz wave camera can capture 3D images of microscopic items hidden inside small objects, in what is reported to be a world first. [ + ]
Stem cell-based regenerative therapy to treat heart failure
A new study saw pluripotent (immature) stem cells cultivated in the laboratory to grow into heart muscle precursor cells, which can develop into various types of heart cells. [ + ]