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. [ + ]

The study has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy, advancing our knowledge of why epilepsy develops. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has announced Professor Laura Mackay and Professor David Ziegler as the recipients of the 2023 Jian Zhou Medal. [ + ]

Preterm babies given a supplement with a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have better visual function by the age of two and a half, according to a new study. [ + ]

If you add tannins (natural plant compounds) to a layer of wood dust, you can create a filter that traps virtually all microplastic particles present in water. [ + ]

Young vegetables known as microgreens are reputed to be particularly good for health — now, researchers are trying to find out how microgreens compare to mature veggies. [ + ]

A study of nearly 500,000 people has shown that smoking shortens the end fragments of chromosomes in the white blood cells of our immune systems. [ + ]

The absence of two proteins in mice, Intersectin1 and Intersectin2, leads to disrupted neural signalling and compulsive repetitive behaviour. [ + ]

The federal government would like to hear how well the draft priorities reflect the key challenges and opportunities for Australia. [ + ]

Scientists are calling for the standardisation of allergy tests, after laboratory trials published in the journal Allergy showed that commercially available tests are not uniformly reliable. [ + ]

Researchers have proposed a side effect-free anticoagulating treatment that has so far proved effective in test mice and could be ready for human trials in just a few years. [ + ]

Administration of ranolazine, a drug currently used to treat heart conditions, improves the efficacy of current therapies for melanoma in mouse models of the disease. [ + ]

Using MRI as a screening test alongside prostate specific antigen (PSA) density allows detection of cancers that would have been missed by the blood test alone. [ + ]

An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing 'silent' HIV cells and delaying reinfection, which could lead to a future cure for the disease. [ + ]

Inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream, which may prevent or limit severe disease. [ + ]