WHO releases list of health-threatening fungi
26 October, 2022The WHO has published a catalogue of the 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health.
Study reveals how neurons from PTSD patients react to stress
26 October, 2022The study could provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure.
Nicotine found to block oestrogen production in women's brains
24 October, 2022The research may explain several behavioural differences in women who smoke — including why they are more resistant than men to quitting smoking.
The ethical challenges of working with human blastoids
20 October, 2022Bioethicists say that research on human blastoids is ethically fraught, due to differing beliefs on whether the blastoid possesses sentience or has the potential to do so.
Researchers identify key player in cellular response to stress
17 October, 2022An enzyme called Fic appears to act like a thermostat that adjusts a cell's response to stressors.
Human brain cells in a dish taught to play 'Pong'
13 October, 2022A Melbourne-led team has shown that 800,000 brain cells living in a dish can perform goal-directed tasks — in this case, the simple tennis-like computer game 'Pong'.
Enzyme may explain women's susceptibility to Alzheimer's
12 October, 2022Researchers found that the female brain shows higher expression of a certain enzyme compared to males, resulting in greater accumulation of tau protein.
Anxiety in pregnancy can lead to earlier births
04 October, 2022Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don't, according to US researchers.
Dogs can smell when people are stressed
29 September, 2022The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response produce changes in human breath and sweat that dogs can detect with great accuracy.
Babies observed reacting to taste and smell in the womb
27 September, 2022Scientists claim to have recorded the first direct evidence that foetuses react differently to various smells and tastes by observing their facial expressions.
Bacteria previously thought harmless can worsen lung disease
21 September, 2022Neisseria — a bacteria that lives in the human body — is not as harmless as previously thought, and can cause infection in patients with bronchiectasis, asthma and COPD.
Cellular 'waste product' helps immune cells to fight cancer
21 September, 2022Scientists have found that lactate, a metabolic by-product produced by cells during strenuous exercise, can rejuvenate immune cells that fight cancer.
Silencing gut pain by removing sensory nerves
16 September, 2022By surgically removing specific populations of sensory nerves that communicate between internal organs and the brain, scientists can silence pain responses.
Repeated concussions can thicken the skull bones
15 September, 2022Previous studies have shown damage to the brain following concussion, but have not looked at the brain's protective covering.
How the brain turns threats into fear
13 September, 2022Scientists have uncovered a molecular pathway that distils threatening sights, sounds and smells into a single message: be afraid.
