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27 June 2011
Malaria parasites are able to adapt their growth rate to render anti-malarial drugs useless, according to new research by…
Research Briefs (19)
13 May 2013
Veterinarians are becoming complacent when it comes to protecting themselves against animal-born diseases.
A recent survey…
9 April 2013
A diagnostic test kit has been developed to help Australia detect any possible outbreak of a potentially devastating grapevine…
9 April 2013
In a world-first project, Australian researchers have mapped koala genomes. A partnership between QUT and the Australian…
19 March 2013
Dutch Elm disease has ravaged tree communities for decades after originiating in the Himalayas and making its way to Holland…
15 March 2013
Coal mining areas may adversely affect those who live and work in them. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh studied…
14 February 2013
Ponds with more types of frogs are more resistant to infection, research from University of Colorado has found. The study…
17 May 2012
The thymus (a structure behind the breastbone) has been identified as an indicator of whether or not pre-eclampsia will develop…
1 May 2012
The nervous system of the common roundworm is being used to study nerve-based conditions and nerve degeneration with the…
5 April 2012
Researchers have found that increasing a specific protein in muscles could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD…
28 March 2012
Infant malaria infections can be cut by up to 30% when anti-malarial drugs are given intermittently over a 12-month period…
1 March 2012
Melioidosis, a tropical disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei that is known to live in soil around Northern…
20 February 2012
Flies are three times more attracted to the colour blue than they are to yellow.
Researchers used these findings to develop…
16 February 2012
Special “scaffold” proteins are responsible for the malaria parasite’s transformation into a banana shape before sexual reproduction…
21 November 2011
Testing the effectiveness of drugs treating conditions such as cancer in real time may be closer to reality thanks to a…
19 September 2011
Some amphibians may have found a way to survive devastating and fatal infections: just hop away.
The Armoured Mist frog…
25 August 2011
A recently-developed chemical compound mimics the activity of antioxidants found in wine and chocolate.
The synthetic compounds…
24 August 2011
Researchers have unlocked the blueprints to the “power plants” within cells, providing clues that could help treat a range…
19 August 2011
The source of the coral-killing pathogen that causes white pox disease in Caribbean elkhorn coral has been identified
Human…
18 August 2011
Microorganisms have been found to travel vast distances and might even be able to blow between continents, potentially spreading…
