Industry News
Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing 'chemo brain'
Neurofeedback, or electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback, could help address cognitive deficits of cancer patients experiencing 'chemo brain'. [ + ]
Magic Valley's cultivated lamb is free of animal components
Magic Valley's prototype — initially created in the form of burgers and tacos — is said to look and cook just like real lamb yet has the potential for a healthier nutritional profile. [ + ]
Govt commits to a more diverse science and tech workforce
The Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, has announced a commitment to widen the pipeline of talent available to the science and technology sectors. [ + ]
Rapid identification of food poisoning bacteria
Bacterial tests are regularly conducted to detect food poisoning bacteria at food manufacturing factories, but it takes more than 48 hours to obtain results. [ + ]
QIMR Berghofer to collaborate on cytomegalovirus vaccine
Despite being a top priority of the US Institute of Medicine, all previous attempts to produce a durable and effective CMV vaccine so far have failed. [ + ]
DNA transfer to avoid mito inheritance appears safe
Transferring the nuclear genome from one egg into the cytoplasm of a donor egg can enable women carrying mutations in their mitochondrial DNA to have healthy babies. [ + ]
Call for applications to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, established in 1951, provide a globally recognised forum for exchange between Nobel Laureates and young scientists. [ + ]
TGA approves Moderna's Omicron-containing booster dose
This is the first bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia, triggering an immune response against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the BA.1 Omicron variant. [ + ]
Uncovering the chemical secrets behind vanilla's allure
Food scientists have defined 20 key chemicals found in vanilla bean extracts that together create vanilla's flavour. [ + ]
Global pandemic therapeutics centre announced for Melbourne
The Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics is designed to create a second shield to protect humanity from future pandemics. [ + ]
Revealed: the role of dementia proteins in normal memory
We're quite aware of the effects of tau protein in dementia-related memory loss, but what is interesting to see is that tau helps control normal memory processes. [ + ]
Engine trouble delays NASA's return to the Moon
The launch of NASA's Artemis I was unexpectedly scrubbed after engineers could not get the rocket's engines to the proper temperature range. [ + ]
Smoking found to weaken the heart
Researchers have found that smokers have weaker hearts than non-smokers, and that the more people smoked, the worse their heart function became. [ + ]
Metabolite delivery helps prevent food allergies
Scientists have designed a new way to deliver a bacterial compound known as butyrate, which has shown promise against allergic reactions in lab tests. [ + ]
We inherit more epigenetic info than we thought
Epigenetic information, which sits on top of DNA and is normally reset between generations, is more frequently carried from mother to offspring than previously thought. [ + ]