Peter Adams, Ph.D., and Bing Ren, Ph.D., have been awarded a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to join a multi-institution initiative studying the process of aging. The $10.6 mil… [+3061 chars]
The World Health Organization has invited the public to find a new name for monkeypox, calling for help in coming up with a less stigmatising designation for the fast-spreading disease amid concerns … [+3178 chars]
Langya Langya is a henipavirus - a family that includes Australias most-famous zoonosis Hendra (more on that later). Chinese scientists picked it up as part of surveillance run on people who came do… [+6820 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated antibody responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants in children. Study: Compar… [+4994 chars]
In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers explored the driving factors of the vaccinia virus assembly across infected cells. Study: Cryo-ET of infected cells reveals th… [+5221 chars]
Researchers have deciphered a signaling cascade through which inborn errors in metabolism provoke deadly neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands. This discovery explains how impaired metabolism d… [+2849 chars]
WATCH Skylar and Rhainer Lawrence learn animal sounds - six months prior to Skylar's meningococcal related death. Five years after losing their young daughter to a 'silent killer', a Northern Terri… [+7655 chars]
Property News: Music promoter Michael Coppel sells Toorak home for more than $30 million - domain.com.au
Vegetarian woman are more likely than meat-eaters to suffer from hip fractures as they age, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Leeds, UK, studied data from more than 26,000 wom… [+3513 chars]
Sydney researchers have raised concerns about the over-prescribing of asthma preventer medicine. More than seven out of 10 patients over the age of 12 are affected. The experts, from the the Woolco… [+2748 chars]
By Renza Scibilia Many people who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes find out about their condition after experiencing an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). A type 1 diabetes screening program … [+5404 chars]
The UConn Center on Aging is inviting adults 65 and older to enroll in a study focused on which flu vaccines are more effective among older people. Data show that up to 85% of mortality from the… [+2057 chars]
