Industry News
Misaligned body clock impacts heart health in shift workers
Working hours that deviate from an individual's natural body clock are associated with greater cardiovascular risk, with shift workers being particularly susceptible. [ + ]
Olympus announces 2020 Image of the Year Award winners
The annual competition aims to recognise the best in life science imaging, with the winning images selected from nearly 700 submissions from 61 countries. [ + ]
Have your say on reform of Australia's measurement laws
Australians are invited to provide feedback on options proposed for modernising Australia's regulatory framework for measurement. [ + ]
Tick-transmitted brain disease may be treatable
Researchers have found antibodies capable of neutralising tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a viral infectious disease transmitted by tick bites. [ + ]
Why do breast cancer drugs stop working?
Although breast cancer can now be treated with drugs, many of these drugs mysteriously stop working after some time, causing a relapse. Researchers have now found out why this happens. [ + ]
Gene found for deadliest breast cancer
An international research team has discovered a cancer gene responsible for a particularly aggressive breast cancer that is typically resistant to treatment. [ + ]
Methane-eating microbes found living in paperbark trees
Australian scientists have uncovered an unlikely microscopic ally in the battle to reduce the amount of methane gas in the atmosphere. [ + ]
Vidrio Technologies acquired by MBF Bioscience
MBF Bioscience is expanding its two-photon and laser scanning technology capabilities by acquiring Vidrio Technologies. [ + ]
Microbial infection impairs healing in Crohn's disease
Levels of the yeast Debaryomyces hansenii — commonly found in cheese and processed meat — are higher in Crohn's disease patients, researchers have found. [ + ]
Nanocarbon material made from crab shells
Researchers from Osaka University have developed a nanocarbon material for electronics applications made from chitin derived from crab shells. [ + ]
Steroids accelerate brain ageing
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), a synthetic version of testosterone, can have deleterious effects on the brain, causing it to age prematurely. [ + ]
Beneficial bacteria can boost heat tolerance in wheat
Bacteria plucked from a desert plant could help crops survive heatwaves and protect the future of food, according to new research. [ + ]
Popeye was right: leafy greens important for muscle strength
Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to a new study led by Edith Cowan University researchers. [ + ]
Gut microbiota in caesarean-born babies catches up
Infants born by caesarean section have a relatively meagre array of bacteria in the gut, but by the age of three to five years they are broadly in line with their peers. [ + ]
Hydrogel turns cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
An innovative hydrogel — called a double network (DN) gel — can rapidly reprogram differentiated cancer cells into cancer stem cells. [ + ]
