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By identifying a protein in human lungs, scientists may have uncovered a new treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Medical

Study demonstrates promising new asthma drug that relaxes the airways

An international team of scientists has identified a protein in the lungs that offers a new target for asthma treatments, along with another common condition affected by inflammation in the lungs, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Next year, scientists will send cancer cells for study aboard the International Space Station

Medical

Can low gravity kill cancer? Cells set for study on ISS

Buoyed by promising experiments on Earth, an Australian scientist is preparing to study the behaviour of cancer cells on the ISS.

It may look like an alien autopsy, but here researchers examine the stomach contents of the 5,300-year old Iceman, Ötzi

Science

The original Paleo Diet: Ancient Iceman's stomach contents reveal last meal

Ötzi the 5,300-year old Iceman has taught us a lot about the Copper Age world he came from. The newest lesson comes from an analysis of his stomach contents, indicating an unexpectedly high-fat diet of meat interspersed with cereals and strangely, toxic bracken.

Before installing the artificial reefs, scientists will survey fish populations in the area

Environment

Artificial reef at Sydney Opera House to shelter local marine life

Looking to replace some of the natural habitat lost to development in the area, scientists are set to install an artificial reef outside the iconic Sydney Opera House as a way of preserving local marine biodiversity.