Hope for autoinflammatory disease treatment

UQ researchers have discovered how the ‘on-switch’ for the body’s inflammation machinery can get stuck and cause rare genetic inflammatory diseases.
19 March 2024

Bringing new life to an ancient nut

A culturally significant Australian nut dating back to Jurassic times could have a big future thanks to UQ-led research revealing its substantial health benefits.
22 April 2024

Antibiotic dosing technology speeds recovery of ICU patients

University of Queensland researchers have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated for sepsis in Intensive Care Units.
18 March 2024

Excessive gaming causing health issues

University of Queensland research has found gaming for more than three hours a day can lead to health problems.
14 March 2024

Women with ADHD needed for Australian-first study

Women diagnosed in adulthood with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are encouraged to join a UQ study into the impact of the diagnosis.
20 March 2024

Wastewater shows spike in illicit drug consumption in Queensland

Cocaine use in Brisbane and regional Queensland has spiked to the highest levels recorded in 7 years, according to research led by UQ.
13 March 2024

UQ students ‘hack’ their way to sustainable sport

The 2024 SportsPro Hackathon saw some of UQ’s brightest students work towards creating an innovative solution that could drive sustainable change within the sport events
13 March 2024

$8 million awarded to predict genetic disease risk

Landmark genetic research could allow doctors to accurately predict whether a patient is at risk of developing common diseases, decades before any symptoms would become e
12 March 2024

Chance sighting reveals new species of fluffy beetle

A researcher from The University of Queensland has discovered a remarkable new genus of fluffy longhorn beetle while camping within rainforest in the Gold Coast hinterlan
21 March 2024

Lifelike lab-grown skin developed from human stem cells

Queensland researchers have become the first in Australia to use human stem cells to generate fully functioning skin tissue in a laboratory, a significant step towards be
7 March 2024

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