An affordable diabetes drug could save generations of Australian families who live with polycystic kidney disease from kidney failure.
30 July 2020Antibiotics discovered at The University of Queensland will be fast-tracked under a $A16 million international research deal.
23 June 2020Five University of Queensland-based scientists will travel by sea to Antarctica this month, after being handpicked for a professional development program.
19 November 2019A sample of estuarine mud taken 16 years ago has yielded a potential new class of painkiller as potent as opioids, but without their disadvantages.
16 October 2019Environmental conditions influence our body mass index (BMI) by increasing or decreasing the effect of inherited genetic variations, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
23 August 2019A grant from the Children’s Hospital Foundation will help a working mother from The University of Queensland tackle childhood brain cancer treatments.
17 July 2019A crucial step in the way bacteria construct their defences has been revealed by an international team, including a University of Queensland researcher.
16 July 2019John Roles is a University of Queensland PhD candidate using his life’s experience in the power industry to tackle the future of energy.
16 July 2019Unravelling the secrets of the relationship between coral and the algae living inside it will help prevent coral bleaching, University of Queensland researchers believe.
14 May 2019In an Australian-first, The University of Queensland will join forces with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) to tackle the growing problem of drug-resistant infections.
12 April 2019Three University of Queensland researchers are among a group of 100 female scientists from around the world taking part in a year-long leadership scheme culminating in an Antarctic voyage.
16 August 2018Research discoveries revealing the genetic causes of neurological degeneration could be a key to slowing the progression of devastating diseases.
13 August 2018A devastating form of childhood epilepsy that is resistant to traditional drugs may have met its match in spider venom.
6 August 2018Improved treatment for type 2 diabetes might result from a new study by University of Queensland researchers.
30 July 2018A molecule that kills the malaria parasite while leaving a patient’s and leaves healthy cells intact has been developed by researchers from The University of Queensland and The Australian National University (ANU).
26 July 2018University of Queensland scientists have identified genes associated with fatty liver disease, a condition affecting 5.5 million Australians.
26 July 2018Evolution may be responsible for a range of complex traits, including height and waist-to-hip ratio, and diseases such as schizophrenia, research from The University of Queensland shows.
16 May 2018A University of Queensland geneticist has joined the ranks of eminent scientists around the world with his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.
15 May 2018The biggest study of its kind has allowed researchers to identify genetic risk factors associated with major depression, providing new insights for prevention and treatment.
27 April 2018The potential to produce cheaper medicines within edible plants including lettuce and canola has taken a significant step forward.
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