Health

In the hunt for new and more sophisticated cancer-fighting tools, theranostics are a promising double-act: an emerging group of materials capable of identifying and healing tumours.

Yeast has long been a cheap and abundant ingredient in bread and beer and thanks to its unique chemical properties, it can now be used in diagnostic technologies that rival PCR testing for speed and sensitivity.

Could specific sensor techniques help us dodge a looming zoonotic COVID-19 threat? AIBN researchers are gathering evidence that suggests so.

AIBN researchers have won $500,000 to design an easy-to-use device that can effectively apply their groundbreaking snake venom hydrogel.

A thin, flexible gold sensor engineered at the AIBN has the potential to unlock the next generation of implantable medical devices.

Tiny brains grown in a lab could help The University of Queensland (UQ) researchers find a treatment for a rare hereditary disease and, in the process, unlock therapies for a range of other neurological disorders.

A University of Queensland (UQ) spin out company will use the traditional Indigenous knowledge of spinifex from the Queensland outback to develop innovative medical gels.

Professor Megan O'Mara's research sits at the interface of chemistry, biology, physics, and computer science. Or, more simply, she uses gaming computers to solve the mysteries of the human body.

One of Dr Han’s most intriguing pursuits involves the creation of a new type of oral HIV drug: one that would bypass the need for multiple needles each day and the often-painful reactions that accompany certain treatments.

Wounds that heal without leaving a scar, and research to prevent developmental impairments in children are two crucial Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) projects that have been backed under the latest Ideas Grants funding round.