Industry News
A urine test for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
A prostate cancer urine test can identify men at intermediate risk of aggressive disease, who can safely avoid immediate treatment. [ + ]
$239m in govt funding for 248 health and medical projects
Funded through the NHMRC Ideas Grant scheme, the 248 projects will deliver important discoveries to improve the health of Australians. [ + ]
How bipolar disorder changes the brain over time
A multicentre longitudinal study has confirmed aberrant changes over time in the brains of people with bipolar disorder. [ + ]
Prostate cancer drugs could treat melanoma in men
Drugs that target androgen receptors in prostate cancer can be effectively repurposed to inhibit melanoma in men. [ + ]
Brown fat may be key to metabolically healthy obesity
People who are seriously overweight who also have active brown fat have a healthier metabolism and use more energy than obese people without brown fat. [ + ]
COVID-19 pioneer awarded PM's Prize for Science
Professor Edward C Holmes played a significant role in the global scientific response to COVID-19. [ + ]
Face shield deactivates SARS-CoV-2, multi-resistant bacteria
Researchers manufactured a transparent face shield with intrinsic antimicrobial activity that protects the person and prevents infectious waste. [ + ]
Rapid antigen tests available now, ATAGI approves boosters
The TGA has approved a total of nine COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, while vaccine booster shots will be available to Australian adults from 8 November. [ + ]
Exercise helps to suppress cancer
Exercise causes muscles to secrete proteins called myokines into our blood; these myokines can suppress tumour growth. [ + ]
CSL Centenary Fellowships to fund antiviral, cancer research
Two individual fellowships, each totalling $1.25 million over five years, are awarded each calendar year. [ + ]
Ineffective psoriasis drugs block the wrong mechanism
Just in time for World Psoriasis Day, UZH researchers have published a study explaining why common psoriasis drugs show insufficient treatment efficacy. [ + ]
Amino acid supplement could keep dementia at bay
In older individuals, low-protein diets are linked to poor maintenance of brain function. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. [ + ]
DNA used to determine the age of lobsters
Until now, a lobster's age has usually been estimated using its size — but this is inaccurate as individual lobsters grow at different rates. [ + ]
TGA approves Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccine for Aus adults
The TGA provisionally approves a booster dose of Pfizer's vaccine for individuals 18 years and older, while advisers to the US FDA recommend the vaccine for children aged 5–11. [ + ]
Colour-changing microscope slides can detect cancer
By modifying the surface of conventional microscope slides at the nanoscale, biological structures and cells take on a striking colour contrast which can be used to detect disease. [ + ]
