Australia

You are here: By Marla Sommer August 25, 2022 We would like to acknowledge Kiran Bam (PhD student), Dr Muideen Olaiya, Professor Dominique Cadilhac, Professor Geoffrey A Donnan, Lisa Murphy and Professor A/Monique Kilkenny whose research paper has been published in The Lancet Public Health. This pivotal study focuses on using a new combination approach …

New in The Lancet Public Health: Bridging gaps in primary stroke prevention Read More »

The purity of the drugs has been tested at Australia’s first pill and drug testing clinic in Canberra. Key Points: The clinic has tested 58 drug samples in the past month A sample believed to be methamphetamine was actually sugar Eighteen drugs were discarded immediately after the owners learned their true contents The ACT government …

What has Canberra’s pill and drug testing clinic found in its first month? Read More »

Australia News LIVE: Labor announces robo debt royal commission; crossbench presses PM for wide-ranging inquiry into Scott Morrison’s ministerial appointments Sydney Morning Herald Robodebt royal commission to investigate illegal debt collection of hundreds of thousands of Australians ABC News Breaking news live: Anthony Albanese announces Robodebt royal commission; Qantas records losses of more than $1 …

Australia News LIVE: Labor announces robo debt royal commission; crossbench presses PM for wide-ranging inquiry into Scott Morrison’s ministerial appointments Read More »

Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers have discovered that cancerous tumors called soft tissue sarcomas produce a protein that switches immune cells from attacking tumors to promoting tumors. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, could lead to improved treatments for soft tissue sarcomas. The researchers focused on the tumor microenvironment: an ecosystem of blood vessels …

Soft tissue sarcomas produce a protein that makes immune cells “like” each other Read More »

Introduction The potential for controlling influenza outbreaks through school closures is well recognized.1 Malson S Valleron AJ Boëlle PY Flahault A Ferguson NM Estimating the impact of school closures on influenza transmission from Sentinel data.2 DJ wins He D Loeb MB Fonseca K Lee BE Dushoff J Effects of school closures on the incidence of …

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children to contacts in schools and homes: a prospective cohort study and environmental sampling in London Read More »

A collapsed development giant, which collapsed with about 130 unsold apartments in Melbourne, has left behind a staggering $200 million in debt, liquidators say. The company, called Caydon, which was backed by prominent figures in Asia, went into administration at the end of July. Despite having a portfolio of projects worth $4 billion at one …

Australian developer Caydon collapsed due to more than $200 million Read More »

Apple confirmed today that it will hold its fall iPhone event on September 7. The meeting, which will likely include the launch of the next-generation iPhone 14 and Apple Watch, is scheduled for 10 am PT / 1 pm ET on Wednesday, September 7. It will be streamed live on Apple.com and on Apple TV, …

Set of Apple iPhone 14 events for September 7 Read More »

Bioresponsive nanomaterials are central to developing precision medicine. However, optimizing the performance of these materials in a complex environment by manipulating the response efficacy is challenging. ​ ​​​​​​​Study: Polymeric nanoreactors with chemically adjustable redox response. Image credit: H_Ko/Shutterstock.com A paper published in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces discussed a new design strategy to …

Library of tunable and chemically switchable nanoreactors Read More »

In a recent case report published in the Journal of Infection, researchers highlighted the virologic and clinical features of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections with ocular involvement. Study: Ocular involvement in monkeypox: description of an unusual presentation during the current outbreak. Image credit: MIA Studio/Shutterstock In the current 2022 MPXV outbreak, cases of MPX have been …

Researchers explore eye lesions in monkeypox virus infections Read More »

good night people It’s been a fun and frenetic night as the AFL ran through its various awards in one night. A dozen new faces feature in this year’s Australian line-up, while just seven players kept their places from 2021 as the AFL’s Team of the Year underwent a notable overhaul. Experienced Geelong forward Tom …

The AFL All-Australian team; Docker Brayshaw MVP; Daicos rising star Read More »