Naturally occurring compound kills drug-resistant bacteria
02 November, 2022Scientists have discovered how the organic compound hydroquinine can inhibit and kill a germ that causes serious illness or in some cases death.
Targeting one immune cell type with another slows cancer growth
02 November, 2022A new approach to cancer immunotherapy, which uses one type of immune cell to kill another, provokes a robust anti-tumour immune response.
Changes in breast milk composition for women with COVID-19
31 October, 2022Infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus modifies the supply of nutrients to infants via breast milk, researchers have shown.
Cellular communication indicates risk of postpartum depression
28 October, 2022Communication among cells is altered in pregnant women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) after giving birth.
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.
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.
