Medication caught meddling with the gut microbiome
23 March, 2018One in four pharmaceuticals have been found to inhibit the growth of bacteria in the human gut, according to a large-scale international study.
Lung cancer subtype responsive to immunotherapy
15 March, 2018Researchers have found that an aggressive lung cancer subtype is susceptible to immunotherapy, thanks to the identification of special markers expressed in tumours.
Australian-developed rotavirus vaccine protects Indonesian newborns
22 February, 2018The rotavirus vaccine is said to provide earlier protection from dehydrating diarrhoea for infants and young children.
Mice successfully immunised against multiple cancers
16 February, 2018Injecting mice with iPSCs launched a strong immune response against breast, lung and skin cancers, as well as preventing relapse in animals that had tumours removed.
Fluid intelligence supported by MD brain regions
15 February, 2018New research suggests that the ability to think flexibly and to solve novel problems is supported by 'multiple-demand' (MD) brain regions.
Broken immune pathway could cause inflammatory diseases
07 February, 2018Scientists have linked diseases such as Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis to faults in a critical immune pathway that enables inflammation to continue unchecked.
Immune-enhancing agents eliminate cancer in mice
05 February, 2018Stanford University researchers have injected immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumours in mice — and eliminated all traces of cancer in the process.
Stress suppresses our response to cancer treatment
30 January, 2018 by Lauren DavisResearchers have shown that chronic stress dampens the immune system's response to cancer, reducing the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.
One blood test to screen for eight cancers
24 January, 2018Researchers have developed a liquid biopsy for the early detection of eight cancers, diagnosing tumours before they spread and helping to identify the location of the cancer.
Gas-sensing, ingestible capsules pass human trials
10 January, 2018Melbourne researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that detects and measures gut gases — hydrogen, carbon dioxides and oxygen — in real time.
Protein programs killer T cells to migrate to tumour sites
18 December, 2017Researchers have discovered that a protein called Runx3 programs killer T cells to establish residence in tumours and infection sites.
Stem cell reprogramming mystery close to being solved
14 December, 2017Australian researchers have discovered new evidence in the decade-long mystery concerning stem cell reprogramming — a process by which cells from mature tissues of the body, such as skin, can be deliberately converted into stem cells.
'Biological tape recorder' built from microbes
01 December, 2017US researchers have converted a natural bacterial immune system into what they describe as a microscopic data recorder, laying the groundwork for a class of technologies that use bacterial cells for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring.
Beware the PINK-SNO man — the secret cause of Parkinson's disease
28 November, 2017US scientists have shown how a process in nerve cells called the S-nitrosylation (SNO) reaction may contribute to Parkinson's disease.
It was the killer T cells, on the cell surface, with granzyme B
13 November, 2017It is well known in the scientific community that immune cells called cytotoxic lymphocytes, or killer T cells, target bacteria invading the body's cells — but how do they get away with it?
