Significantly, the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the research that gave rise to the mRNA vaccines that contained the COVID-19 pandemic and saved millions of lives. [ + ]

Scientists have identified a melting ice sheet as the probable trigger of a major climate-change event just over 8000 years ago. [ + ]

Researchers fermented various fungal species with a range of foods and found that meaty aromas were generated from foods in the Allium family, such as onions and leeks. [ + ]

Immune cells do not just passively follow chemical cues in order to reach their target. In fact, they are capable of navigating complex environments in a self-organised manner. [ + ]

The hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer, raising new possibilities for screening, preventing and fighting the disease. [ + ]

A new breakthrough in chronic myeloid leukaemia testing can help identify patients who are strong candidates for lifelong treatment-free remission. [ + ]

Ozone substantially changes the size and scent of floral odour plumes given off by flowers, reducing honeybees' ability to recognise odours by up to 90%. [ + ]

Individuals who are obese have impaired connections between the dorsolateral hippocampus (dlHPC) and the lateral hypothalamus (LH). [ + ]

The oral drug muvalaplin is claimed to provide world-first treatment for lipoprotein(a), a largely genetic form of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. [ + ]

Breakthrough Victoria has launched investment partnerships worth $87m with five Victorian universities to help move life-changing research out of the lab and into the market. [ + ]

The FDA has approved GSK's cancer drug Ojjaara (momelotinib) for the treatment of intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis in adults with anaemia. [ + ]

MPXV-CRISPR is reportedly capable of detecting mpox virus in clinical samples with acute precision and at a faster rate than any other method. [ + ]

Researchers have isolated and sequenced RNA molecules from a preserved thylacine specimen, resulting in the reconstruction of skin and skeletal muscle transcriptomes from an extinct species. [ + ]

CSIRO has installed specialised sensors on Darumbal Sea Country in the Southern Great Barrier Reef to help monitor and forecast sediment runoff, which impacts the site's marine ecosystem. [ + ]

Scientists say they have identified a self-destruct button within EBV-associated gastric cancer, and also figured out how to press that self-destruct button. [ + ]