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Aussie lizard reveals cancer secrets

28 June 2010

A compound produced by a pregnant lizard may provide important information on the origins and treatment of cancer in humans, according to zoologist Bridget Murphy from the University of Sydney, who discovered the protein, which is pivotal to the development of the lizard placenta.

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Insulin that doesn’t need a fridge or a needle?

12 June 2010

A young Monash University chemist and her colleagues have successfully strengthened insulin’s chemical structure without affecting its activity. Their new insulin won’t require refrigeration.

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Silk microchip for rapid medical testing

8 June 2010

Silk could provide a sophisticated new way of monitoring health, Peter Domachuk, a physicist from the University of Sydney, has found.

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How lobsters create their colours

26 July 2009

A team of Queensland researchers have discovered that lobsters, prawns and other crustaceans have evolved a unique way of making colours: making the complex patterns appreciated by biologists and connoisseurs of seafood. Their work will help with conservation, aquaculture and may even lead to a new food colourant. And all the colours come from just [...]

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Man tests own tears – new treatments to result

19 June 2008

University of Western Sydney (UWS) student Chendur Palaniappan analysed his own tears to find clues to producing better and longer lasting lubricants to help millions of people with painful dry eyes. And the secret is in how proteins and oils interact, he found.

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The future of foot-and-mouth disease control: new test makes vaccines an option

17 June 2008

Researchers at the CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory have developed a new test for foot-and-mouth disease that involves no infectious viral material and can differentiate between infected and vaccinated animals. This ‘DIVA’ test could transform how foot-and-mouth disease is controlled in future, because it’s so inexpensive and does not require infectious virus to produce the [...]

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Therapy stops arteries reblocking

3 September 2007

Within 6 months of heart disease surgery, up to 60% of patients suffer from their arteries reblocking. Queensland scientists have discovered a way to precisely deliver drugs to blockage sites in the arteries – preventing complications after surgery to treat heart disease according to developer Anita Thomas and her colleagues at the University of Queensland. [...]

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Bad eggs: more casualties in the obesity epidemic

23 August 2007

Studies by University of Adelaide doctoral student Cadence Minge have shown that a high fat diet can cause damage to eggs in ovaries. And when fertilised, these eggs do not develop into normal, healthy embryos.

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How sea slugs fall in love

14 August 2007

Scott Cummins and his colleagues at The University of Queensland have uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra-but only if you are a sea slug.

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Fats trigger immune defence

14 August 2007

Synchrotron light delivers Nature paper for young scientist Natalie Borg and colleagues from Monash and Melbourne universities have shown for the first time how the body’s immune defence system can be triggered by fats, sugars and other biological compounds, not just by proteins. The research, published recently in Nature, opens the way to potential new [...]

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More muscle, less body fat without dieting

15 August 2006

I am writing to alert you to a health and exercise story which has been released today as part of the Fresh Science program. A combination of supplements readily available in health food stores can double the rate at which an exercise program builds muscle and sheds body fat. It’s all a matter of timing, [...]

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Fighting septic shock

8 August 2006

A potential new treatment for septic shock and other inflammatory diseases has been discovered by Monash Institute researchers.

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Smart bomb for cancer therapy

31 August 2005

A new system for directing radiation to target cells has been developed in Melbourne. The new targeting system has the potential to specifically destroy cancer cells with minimal damage to healthy tissues. The new targeting concept, for which an international patent is pending, uses a special class of radioactive atoms for which the radiation damage [...]

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Not a dry eye in the house

17 August 2005

What are tears made of? A new understanding of the composition of tears, based on work by a young Sydney researcher, may bring relief to the millions of people worldwide who suffer from the eye irritation, constant blinking and sensitivity to wind, smoke or air conditioning known as ‘dry eye’. Tears are not just water. [...]

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What causes scar tissues in the lungs of people with asthma?

19 August 2003

Sydney researchers have discovered how a specific protein causes scar tissue to be made in the lungs of asthmatic patients.

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Plants eavesdrop on bacterial attack plans

19 August 2003

Plants can listen in on bacterial communication and can even mimic this communication, possibly in an attempt to stop any attacks, according to a breakthrough in scientific understanding announced today in Melbourne.

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