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Researchers are investigating causes and potential treatments for perinatal intrusions — intense and vivid thoughts that impact most people during and after pregnancy. Intrusive and distressing thoughts affect virtually all mothers during pregnancy and beyond, but little is known about their causes and ways to treat them, due to a lack of evidence in what … Continued
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Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new research. Scientists will be able to better identify what amphibian species and habitats will be most impacted by climate change, thanks to a new study by UNSW researchers. Amphibians are the world’s most at-risk vertebrates, with more than 40% of species listed as threatened – and … Continued
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A parasitic organism may hold the key to a cheap, simple and environmentally friendly way to treat wastewater, Australian researchers have discovered. La Trobe University researchers have been studying the novel bacterium Mycosynbacter amalyticus – dubbed a ‘microbial dark matter’ by scientists – after discovering it has the power to disrupt other bacteria. Co-lead researcher … Continued
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The discovery of new exoplanets can help scientists understand how planets form and evolve. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system – using a technique known as ‘transit timing variation’. In research highlighted in a new paper, published today in The … Continued
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Neurons located in MS brain lesions have a mutation rate that is two-and-a-half times faster than in normal neurons. Key points Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disease that affects 33,000 Australians and three million people worldwide. About one-third of people living with MS have progressive disease, which current treatments do not address effectively. … Continued
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SEATTLE–BUSINESS WIRE– Parse Biosciences, the leader in accessible and scalable single cell sequencing, today affirmed their plans to proceed with development and future release of their Evercode™ single cell chromatin products. This comes on the heels of Parse invalidating the patents that 10x Genomics had asserted against Parse’s Evercode Whole Transcriptome products and the subsequent … Continued
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The latest chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosols can break down into pollutants, UNSW scientists say. A team of scientists at UNSW has discovered that some of the most important new refrigerants break down, in part, into persistent greenhouse gas pollutants, including compounds that have been banned internationally. Refrigerants are chemicals that turn from a … Continued
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Published in Nature Machine Intelligence, an Australian team led by Monash University researchers has developed a generative AI tool that mimics scientists to support and speed up the process of scientific discoveries. Named LLM4SD (Large Language Model 4 Scientific Discovery), the new AI system is an interactive Large Language Model (LLM) tool which can … Continued
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First-of-its-Kind European Pilot Study Shows Improvement in Mood, Energy, and Anxiety—Fueling Hope for a New Mental Health Treatment SAN MATEO, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– Baszucki Group today announced a new pilot study on a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder. “For the first time in years, I felt like my brain was finally running on the right fuel,” … Continued
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February 25, 2025 Scientists at La Trobe University have identified a possible defence for humans against the influenza virus H5N1 – commonly known as ’bird flu’ – which could open avenues of research for new vaccine development. The research, published in Clinical & Translational Immunology, showed that target molecules inside the newly circulating H5N1 … Continued
