New medication being trialled to treat ice addiction
19 July, 2018The N-ICE Trial will see researchers investigate whether N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) can reduce cravings for crystal methamphetamine, or 'ice'.
Protein complex that shapes T cells' destiny identified
09 July, 2018Scientists at a US-based hospital have identified the mechanism that determines how T cells specialise their development.
3D-printed human corneas
09 July, 2018Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have 3D-printed the first human corneas.
Honeybees get stressed too
06 July, 2018If you thought stress was a solely human trait, you thought wrong.
Award-winning technology enhances advanced radiation therapy
02 July, 2018A new hybrid technique enhances the effectiveness of a special form of radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
Gene transfer rules written in DNA
20 June, 2018Bacteria's ability to transfer genes, like those associated with antibiotic resistance, is governed by a previously unknown set of rules that are written in the DNA of the recipient.
Structure of protein pair could guide drug development
08 June, 2018Researchers have visualised how the protein SOCS1 'switches off' cell signalling to dampen immune responses and block cancer growth.
Nanoscale biophotonics coming to Griffith Uni
01 June, 2018Griffith University, the latest collaborating partner of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), will host a CNBP research node at its Gold Coast campus.
Rapid, non-invasive Zika detection tool
29 May, 2018Researchers from Australia, Brazil and the US have developed a fast and effective tool to detect Zika virus.
UniSA's $247m Cancer Research Institute opens
11 May, 2018The University of South Australia's (UniSA) $247 million Cancer Research Institute has opened.
Blackrock CerePlex Exilis wireless digital head stage for small animals
17 April, 2018CerePlex Exilis from Blackrock Microsystems is a lightweight, wireless digital head stage that provides a platform for freely behaving small animal models in neuroscience research. It offers high-quality neural data via wireless transmission while keeping an ultralow weight and size, enabling many novel research paradigms.
The road to reproducible research
17 April, 2018 by Mansi GandhiThe reproducibility problem has plagued biomedical science for decades, but it came into the limelight in 2012 when Amgen scientists reported that they couldn't reproduce 47 out of 53 'landmark' publications.
Drug hoped to treat CFS causes impaired immune function — study
28 March, 2018Reports that a drug used to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer could also treat CFS have been refuted by a new Griffith University study.
Aussie zika vaccine begins US trial
28 March, 2018 by Andrew SpenceThe first non-human primate trials of a dual vaccine developed in Australia for the zika and chikungunya viruses are about to begin in the United States.
Gold-coated nanowires restore visual response in blind mice
09 March, 2018Scientists have restored visual responses in blind mice by transplanting artificial replacements for light-detecting cells into their eyes.
