Navigating nerve fibres take different shapes

An analysis of how nerve fibres make vital connections during brain development could aid the understanding of how some cognitive disorders occur.
25 February 2015

Why the wheels come off in communication

How can two people come up with two completely different Lego models while working from the same instructions?
11 February 2015

Study finds Brazilian climate change mitigation doubles carbon emissions

Brazilian steel industry strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have failed spectacularly, actually resulting in a doubling of emissions, University of Queensland
11 February 2015

Nanopatch vaccine technology company attracts $25 million

Vaccine technology company Vaxxas has moved a step closer to achieving its goal of improving world health, thanks to a capital raising of $25 million.
10 February 2015

Running faster equals disaster

Trading maximum speed for manoeuvrability may be essential to surviving a run-in with a predator, a new study shows.
9 February 2015

Governments paying price for ‘do it now or die’ approach to reform

The move to challenge the leadership of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, coming soon after the shock Queensland election outcome, has in some quarters been blamed on a lack of
9 February 2015

Researcher aims to crack cell’s lactic acid enigma

An international multi-million dollar grant will support a University of Queensland researcher’s attempts to crack a 90-year old mystery around the detailed biology of ca
6 February 2015

Research could lead to Alzheimer’s drugs

New insights into how nerves cells in the brain maintain efficient communication with each other may help offset the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
6 February 2015

Type 1 diabetes more risky for women than men

Type 1 diabetes is much more deadly for women than men, a study of more than 200,000 people with the condition has found.
6 February 2015

Queensland election: UQ experts available for media

The following experts are available to comment to media on issues relating to the Queensland election and subsequent developments. Journalists can search for experts o
4 February 2015

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