Woman holding a red heart over her stomach.

Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.

6 October 2021

A landmark research project led by The University of Queensland is aiming to improve the cardiovascular health of young children with cerebral palsy (CP) by trialling a new running program.

6 October 2021
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Researchers at The University of Queensland are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world’s top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum.

28 September 2021
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New International Clinical Practice guidelines for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) have been drawn up by an expert panel of researchers led by The University of Queensland.

24 September 2021
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Queensland’s COVID damaged tourism industry is facing another hurdle as operators struggle to find workers.

16 September 2021
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Bird species across the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and while these strains are not infectious to humans, they’re spreading quickly through global transmission hotspots.

8 September 2021
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UQ has a range of experts available to comment on the situation unfolding in Afghanistan.

17 August 2021
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An international study has found a global target to eradicate childhood anaemia by 2030 will fail, presenting a major public health challenge.

13 August 2021
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UQ has a range of experts available to comment on Brisbane's successful bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

21 July 2021
A large fire is seen near the scene of what officials said was a Gaza rocket attack on an Israeli energy pipeline near Ashkelon, Israel, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians in ye

14 May 2021
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The Australian government is urgently deploying 8,000 vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea's health workers – but poor electricity access means there are serious questions over PNG’s broader vaccine roll-out.

19 March 2021
Closeup of red-coloured COVID-19 virus

Australia has recently seen SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) escape several times from hotel quarantine, including in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.

10 February 2021