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Advanced imaging and AI help classify child brain tumours
Diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning can successfully classify the diagnosis and characteristics of common types of paediatric brain tumours. [ + ]
Early signs of immune response found in developing embryos
Researchers found that epithelial cells — which collectively form the first tissue on the surface of an embryo — can recognise, ingest and destroy defective cells. [ + ]
Cancer drug delivered on a MOF
Loading a cancer immunotherapy drug onto a metal–organic framework improves both its delivery and its sustained release for treating leukaemia. [ + ]
Neural roots of alcoholism identified
The physical origin of alcohol addiction has been located by researchers in a network of the human brain that regulates our response to danger. [ + ]
Nominations open for 2021 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
The prizes recognise outstanding achievements in scientific research, research-based innovation and excellence in science teaching. [ + ]
Heart condition can be predicted through the skin
An international research team has revealed that mutations in a gene known to underlie a rare skin disorder also lead to a serious heart disease. [ + ]
Assay enables fast diagnosis of liposarcomas
Researchers have developed a gene panel test that allows for highly accurate diagnosis of the most common types of liposarcoma. [ + ]
Oral ketamine can be used to reduce chronic suicidality
Within six weeks of treatment, 69% of participants achieved a clinical reduction in suicide ideation — and half noted significant improvement after treatment had ceased. [ + ]
Faecal transplant benefits cancer immunotherapy non-responders
Changing the gut microbiome can transform patients with advanced melanoma who never respond to immunotherapy into patients who do. [ + ]
Register now for Australian Healthcare Week 2021
The 2021 Australian Healthcare Week Expo will feature six free-to-attend on-floor programs designed for all areas of the healthcare community. [ + ]
Sea level predicted to rise faster than previously thought
Researchers have constructed a new method of quantifying just how fast the sea will react to warming, finding that former predictions have been too conservative. [ + ]
Zirconium helps create super-strong composite materials
Introducing a layer of zirconium atoms between sheets of aluminium oxide and tungsten carbide creates exceptionally strong composite materials. [ + ]
3D-printed stents deliver drugs for oesophageal cancer
The stents' composition allows them to deliver up to 110 days of a sustained anticancer medication directly to the cancer site. [ + ]
Disposition for risk-taking can be found in the brain
The genetic disposition for risk-taking is mapped in several areas of the brain, according to an international research team. [ + ]
Aus biotech company supplies at-home COVID-19 tests to US
Queensland-based company Ellume has announced a US$231.8 million (AU$302.7 million) agreement to accelerate domestic US production of its COVID-19 home tests. [ + ]
