Less restrictive vaping laws linked to faster smoking decline

UQ researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public
12 February 2025

Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way

Research on Australian volcanoes shows how tiny crystals formed inside volcanoes offer clues about the formation of rare earth deposits and how we can find more of them.
11 February 2025

Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

UQ researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.
14 February 2025

Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.
13 February 2025

Study reveals reasons for misdiagnosis of frontotemporal dementia

UQ researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factor
11 February 2025

Culturally tailored interventions key to combatting early onset type 2 diabetes

Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young peo
26 February 2025

The cutting-edge Games: why technology will be Brisbane’s greatest legacy

Internationally renowned sports marketing expert Rick Burton will make the case for Brisbane to be the technology Games, when he discusses how sport, business and governm
11 February 2025

Cancer immunotherapy treatment dramatically reduces sunspots

UQ researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.
13 February 2025

UQ copper processing start-up to help unlock global resources

Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by UQ.
17 February 2025

New treatment hope for childhood cancers

UQ research using 'natural killer' cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years.
12 February 2025

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