MRI could predict Alzheimer’s disease, improving treatment

Scientists at the University of Queensland have discovered that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
13 January 2015

Bonds of trust are terrorists' target in the age of ‘leaderless jihad’

From Ottawa to Sydney, a wave of small-scale assaults has shaken public confidence in governments’ capacity to protect citizens from terrorism.
13 January 2015

'Parents these days' are judged too harshly

UQ’s Triple P- Positive Parenting Program Executive Officer John Pickering discusses the growing and seemingly widespread view that parents these days aren’t doing a good
13 January 2015

Engineering student has designs on Cambodia

Second-year university student Talia Rose is kicking off 2015 at the Engineers Without Borders Design Summit in Cambodia.
12 January 2015

How the unemployed ‘disappear’ and why it matters

With monthly unemployment figures due out this week, the usual attention will be paid to fluctuations up and down.
12 January 2015

Doctors trained rurally stay rural

Medical students with a rural background who train in a rural setting are more likely to practise in regional and remote areas, a University of Queensland study shows.
12 January 2015

Snail venom sting in tail of cancer and addiction

Cone snail venom has given University of Queensland researchers a lead on the possible detection and treatment of some cancers and addictions.
8 January 2015

Getting fit may give motivation to quit smoking

University of Queensland researchers are investigating whether high-intensity interval training can help women quit smoking.
8 January 2015

Smart money is on storing energy, not carbon, says economist

The question of whether the future will be powered by coal and oil or by renewable energy is crucially important, both to the medium-term future of the Australian economy
8 January 2015

Tiny worm could lead to nerve injury treatments

A small transparent roundworm with the remarkable ability to self-heal may hold the secret to treating nerve injuries in humans.
8 January 2015

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