Tailored diet may slow down DNA damage ABC News in Science: Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers. Professor Michael Fenech of CSIRO‘s Food and Nutritional Sciences Division in Adelaide lays out his argument in a paper accepted for publication in … More Tailored diet may slow down DNA damage
Altruism surfaces on slow-sinking ship ABC News in Science: The primal instinct to selfishly flee from a dangerous situation takes precedence over helping others – unless you have time on your hands, according to Australian researchers. Professor Benno Torgler, of the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, and colleagues, report their work in this week’s … More Altruism surfaces on slow-sinking ship
Cancer Trials Australia (CTA) is a Melbourne-based not-for-profit service organisation that conducts cancer clinical trials on behalf of investigators and sponsors, namely biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. BSM Communications was charged with a complete restructure and rewrite of CTA’s website. This included rebranding and stakeholder analysis to deliver a new site that would better serve the … More Cancer Trials Australia
Enzyme blocker may reverse nerve damage ABC News in Science: Blocking the action of a single enzyme prevents injured nerve cells dying and enables them to regrow, say scientists in the US. Their findings, to be published this week in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, could have implications … More Enzyme blocker may reverse nerve damage
Nutting it out Australian Doctor: When Mrs A’s four-month-old baby had an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts, she was frightened and alarmed. “Almost immediately his lips became swollen, his eyes started watering and he began wheezing,” she remembers. “I realised what was happening and rushed straight to the local medical centre, which was just a few … More Nutting it out
New Zealand to consolidate agricultural research Nature News: Agricultural research in New Zealand is facing an unprecedented shake-up under a proposal to merge two of the country’s leading centres. The plan would see AgResearch – one of the largest Crown Research Institutes (CRI), the government’s eight research and development (R&D) companies – being absorbed by … More New Zealand to consolidate agricultural research
The National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) was established to provide leadership and support for strategically directed research into complementary medicine and translation of evidence into clinical practice. NICM is hosted by the University of Western Sydney BSM Communications was employed to edit and “Australianise” existing information on complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) and produce … More National Institute of Complementary Medicine
Do you have to be nuts to be a genius? Feb/March 2008 Cosmos: Had Sir Isaac Newton been alive today he would have been a Harry Potter fan. He was fascinated by alchemy and the existence of a philosopher’s stone that could turn any metal into gold. Despite being grounded in the pure sciences and … More Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?
Sydney Morning Herald: Snail porridge sounds like something Roald Dahl’s witches or J. K. Rowling’s magical creatures would eat – and not something that is appetising. Yet, snail porridge is one of the many unusual dishes on the menu at the “best restaurant in the world”: The Fat Duck in Bray, England. Chef Heston Blumenthal … More A question of good taste
I know what you’re thinking 12 October, 2006 Sydney Morning Herald: Episodes of Big Brother can teach us a lot about how we communicate, but not in the way you imagine. If you ignore the spoken exchanges of the housemates and look closely at their non-verbal communication, you may find an intriguing sub-text that can … More I know what you’re thinking
Branwen Morgan PhD 