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31/07/2024

Spectroscopy and machine learning used for health screening
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Scientists have developed a health screening tool that uses infrared light and machine learning to detect multiple health conditions with just a single blood plasma measurement.

29/07/2024

SeekRNA offers a new pathway for accurate gene editing
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Scientists have developed a gene-editing tool that is claimed to have greater accuracy and flexibility than the industry standard, CRISPR.

26/07/2024

Liquid biopsy analysis helps improve cancer monitoring
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Researchers have developed a liquid biopsy method that sequences and analyses DNA fragments circulating in the blood of cancer patients.

24/07/2024

Govt funds bird flu fight as H5N1 spreads between mammals
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The Australian Government is investing nearly $7m to fight the potential incursion of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza, as research provides evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmission of the H5N1 strain.

22/07/2024

Urine test detects cervical cancer virus proteins
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Scientists have found a way to detect HPV oncoproteins in urine, which could encourage more women to participate in regular cervical cancer screening.

19/07/2024

Loss of oxygen in ocean caused mass extinction of marine life
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This prehistoric event, and events like it, are the best analogues we have in Earth's past for what is to come in the next decades and centuries.

17/07/2024

Facial temperature could help diagnose metabolic diseases
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Chinese researchers have discovered that temperatures in different face regions are associated with various chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

15/07/2024

Epstein–Barr virus promotes faster nasopharyngeal cancer growth
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The Epstein–Barr virus tricks human cells into turning on specific genes that promote cancerous growth, making nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tumours grow faster.

12/07/2024

Some landfill 'burps' found to contain airborne PFAS
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Many municipal landfills 'burp' gas from decomposing organic matter — and burps from buried waste containing PFAS can release these chemicals.

10/07/2024

Scanning electron microscopy suitable for asbestos testing
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Scanning electron microscopy offers a less expensive, easier-to-use alternative to transmission electron microscopy and phase contrast microscopy.

08/07/2024

Perinatal depression may raise heart disease risk in women
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Women diagnosed with perinatal depression are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease within 20 years compared to women who have given birth without experiencing perinatal depression.

05/07/2024

Scientists can now detect antibiotics in finger sweat
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A fingerprint may soon be all a doctor needs to check whether tuberculosis patients are taking their antibiotics, with scientists detecting the drugs in finger sweat.

03/07/2024

New therapy could treat hypertension-induced organ damage
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Compound17b (Cmpd17b) is a potent therapeutic agent capable of safeguarding against the ravages of high blood pressure on vital organs.

01/07/2024

Winners announced for the Kavli Prize 2024
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The Kavli Prize honours outstanding researchers doing fundamental science that moves the world forward, with three US$1 million prizes awarded in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

28/06/2024

Australian of the Year Georgina Long among new Academy Fellows
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The Australian Academy of Science's newest Fellows include an expert in spider venoms, a leader in plant science, an authority on star formation and an oncologist who has changed the way melanoma is treated.

26/06/2024

Drug trial results show lung cancer patients are living longer
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Five years after treatment, 60% of patients treated with lorlatinib remained alive and without disease progression; this compared to just 8% for patients who received crizotinib.

25/06/2024

Lab+Life Scientist Digital Edition - June/July 2024
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Lab+Life Scientist magazine and LabOnline website providing The latest industry news, articles, case studies, products, directory, events

24/06/2024

Measuring microplastics in soil using spectroscopy
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Japanese researchers have devised a novel and simple method to measure nano/microplastic (N/MP) concentrations in different soil types using spectroscopy at two wavelengths.

21/06/2024

Organoid shows how COVID affects those with Down syndrome
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Testing on the new organoid models revealed that certain components of the choroid plexus are underdeveloped in people born with Down syndrome.

19/06/2024

Flinders Uni opens $280m Health and Medical Research Building
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Home to 600+ medical researchers, clinicians and support staff, the 10-storey landmark signifies the start of a new chapter for health and medical research in South Australia.

17/06/2024

Soft X-rays observe carbon-based structures in living cells
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Researchers have used a soft X-ray free electron laser to capture images of carbon-based structures in living cells, which have not been seen before with other instruments.

14/06/2024

Boosting protein in eye cells could prevent vision loss
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Increasing the levels of a key protein in the cells at the back of the eye could help protect against age-related macular degeneration — the leading cause of vision loss among older adults.

12/06/2024

Queensland Emory Vaccine Centre to be established at UQ
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The centre will bring together UQ and Emory researchers, along with industry partners, to accelerate the development of vaccines and their delivery.

10/06/2024

Machine learning identifies 800,000+ antimicrobial peptides
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An international research team has used machine learning to search for antibiotics in a vast dataset containing the recorded genomes of tens of thousands of bacteria and other primitive organisms.

07/06/2024

Pomegranates may improve memory in Alzheimer's patients
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Researchers have now shown that a substance found in pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts, called urolithin A, removes weak mitochondria from the brain.

05/06/2024

Bird flu found in Victorian egg farm, returned traveller
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Two separate instances of avian influenza (bird flu) were reported in Victoria yesterday — one in a child who returned from overseas, and the other in the form of an outbreak on an egg farm.

03/06/2024

CUREator+ to fund innovations in dementia, cognitive decline
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The CUREator+ Dementia and Cognitive Decline incubator program aims to support novel approaches that will prolong or improve the lives of Australians living with dementia and their caregivers.

31/05/2024

People with autism appear predisposed to PTSD
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While recent studies in humans have highlighted the co-occurrence of ASD and PTSD, the link between the disorders is often overlooked and remains poorly understood.

29/05/2024

Omega-6 fatty acid could reduce your risk of bipolar
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Arachidonic acid — a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid — may exert an effect on bipolar disorder risk by affecting neurodevelopmental pathways.

27/05/2024

Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers
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Researchers have created tiny droplets that can detect viral protein biomarkers, indicating the presence of certain diseases, when activated by laser light.

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