Past News

Qantas' claims of low risk on planes disputed by air filter researcher

June 17, 2020

Qantas is hoping we'll all start flying again soon, and last month announced how it thinks we can do so and still be COVID-safe. There'll be hand sanitiser, but no social distancing on board, and masks will be offered, but not made compulsory. Qantas points to the cabin air filtration system as the safety net - catching and removing any virus. But now, a top engineer who studies aircraft filters has told PM the reassurance from Qantas is hollow and lives will be at risk.

Qantas' claims of low risk on planes disputed by air filter researcher

Wearable Patch May Provide New Treatment Option For Skin Cancer

June 17, 2020

Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity and side effects of repeated treatments due to the aggressive and recurrent nature of melanoma cells.

Wearable Patch May Provide New Treatment Option For Skin Cancer

Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer

June 16, 2020

Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity and side effects of repeated treatments due to the aggressive and recurrent nature of melanoma cells.

Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer

Understanding Biological Functions with Cryo-EM

June 15, 2020

In this interview, AZoM talks to Wen Jiang, a Professor of Biological Sciences at Purdue University College of Science, about using cryo-EM to better understand biological functions.

Understanding Biological Functions with Cryo-EM

Roll over, Aristotle, nature doesn’t always hate a vacuum

June 15, 2020

Aristotle coined the phrase “nature abhors a vacuum,” but a team of Tulane University researchers says their latest study proves there are exceptions to the rule. The phrase expresses the idea that unfilled spaces go against the laws of nature and physics and that every space needs to be filled with something.

Roll over, Aristotle, nature doesn’t always hate a vacuum

Purdue Innovators Use Funding to Advance Technologies

June 12, 2020

Six Purdue University researchers have received a total of more than $200,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to help their labs commercialize their innovations, four of which are in medical enhancements.

Purdue Innovators Use Funding to Advance Technologies

Six Purdue innovators advance their technologies through Trask funding

June 11, 2020

Six Purdue University researchers have received a total of $212,845 from the Trask Innovation Fund to help their labs commercialize their innovations.

Six Purdue innovators advance their technologies through Trask funding

Purdue trustees approve distinguished, named and chaired faculty; new degree programs; posthumous degree

June 11, 2020

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Thursday (June 11) ratified four distinguished professors; approved the appointments of a named professor and a chaired professor, and two new degree programs; and awarded a posthumous bachelor’s degree. Trustees also approved the naming of a program and issued resolutions of appreciation for an outgoing board member and friends of the university.

Purdue trustees approve distinguished, named and chaired faculty; new degree programs; posthumous degree

Protein Powder may be able to stop tumor growth

June 11, 2020

Scientists have produced a brand-new treatment choice that might help stop tumor development in specific cancers such as prostate, which is amongst the most common types of cancer in males.

Protein Powder may be able to stop tumor growth

Zoonotic Diseases Contribute To Collaboration Between DVMs, MDs

June 10, 2020

Six out of every 10 infectious diseases in people today are zoonotic, meaning they arise from animal populations, according to the Centers for Disease Control. As a bovine veterinarian, what can you do to address the problem?

Zoonotic Diseases Contribute To Collaboration Between DVMs, MDs