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a man bends to look into a microscope at a container of yellow liquid watched on by another man, both are in white coats

A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.

17 January 2024
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More than 4,750 students have received offers to study at ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ in the state’s major offer round taking the total number so far to more than 9,900 for Semester 1.

15 January 2024
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Researchers from ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ have launched the world’s biggest drug survey, to gain insight into drug use around the globe.

10 January 2024
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A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.

9 January 2024
Young girl on running frame with mother standing beside her. Image, ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have reported significant gains in cardiovascular fitness and mobility after taking part in a landmark research project led by ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ.

3 January 2024
A young woman in profile with long dark hair falling across her face, holding a vape and a mobile phone.

A ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ research project will investigate the online influences behind young people taking up vaping - and develop social media content to support them in quitting.

15 December 2023

Researchers from ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ have found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) respond well to fertility treatments and have the same birth rate as women without the condition.

13 December 2023
A person in a mask, safety glasses, gloves and hair net shines a light into the mouth of a prone man in pink clothing.

When Dr Lydia See graduated from ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ this week she became one of only a handful of qualified special needs dentists in Australia.

13 December 2023
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Researchers from ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ have used an advanced imaging technique to predict the recovery of children from a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) with an 87 per cent success rate.

7 December 2023
A weighing scale on a wooden floor next to a tape measure and a surgical face mask

University of Queensland-led research shows being overweight can impair the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but not to the protection offered by vaccination.

4 December 2023
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A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.

1 December 2023
A older woman sitting in a hospital chair

University of Queensland researchers are working with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to increase the number of people aged over 50 who start donating blood.

27 November 2023
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Australian women with endometriosis can experience symptoms including severe period pain, depression and back pain for around a decade before being diagnosed, a University of Queensland study has revealed.

24 November 2023
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¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as an approved vaccine considered among the best in its class.

23 November 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have found a way to reverse a cellular process triggered by COVID-19 that contributes to premature ageing of the brain.

22 November 2023