Sperm epigenetic aging — the biological, rather than chronological, aging of sperm — has the potential to predict the success and time it takes to become pregnant. [ + ]

By mutating the wheat seeds from Bangladesh's coastal fields, researchers were able to develop approximately 2000 lines of wheat. [ + ]

Analysis found microplastics were present in the vast majority of the waters sampled, even in very remote ocean areas of the Southern Hemisphere. [ + ]

AuriNovo is a patient-specific, living tissue implant created using 3D-bioprinting technology for surgical reconstruction of the outer ear in people born with microtia. [ + ]

Lancaster University researchers have developed a camera-like device that is able to image mini whirlpools in quantum liquids, believed to be a world first. [ + ]

Liver4Life reports the successful treatment of a damaged human liver for three days outside of the body, with implantation of the recovered organ into a cancer patient. [ + ]

Life-threatening arrhythmias are more common on days with highly polluted air, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2022. [ + ]

Australian researchers have located what they believe is the largest plant on Earth — and they estimate it's at least 4500 years old. [ + ]

ALLSorts software uses RNA sequencing data to identify a patient's subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). [ + ]

The brain helps to reinforce positive emotions and weaken strongly negative or traumatic emotions during REM sleep — the sleep state during which most of our dreams occur. [ + ]

Molecular profiling of diseased joint tissue can significantly impact whether specific drug treatments will work to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. [ + ]

The new government has already stated its commitment to working towards Australia becoming a global STEM superpower. [ + ]

Caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, and some food allergies naturally resolve by six years of age. [ + ]

Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with development of heart failure. [ + ]

Scientists have expanded testing of a sustainable extraction material capable of absorbing almost all mercury from polluted water in minutes. [ + ]