What marsupials can teach us about brain development

University of Queensland research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.
23 May 2023

Prolonged Intimate Partner Violence puts children at risk

A University of Queensland study has found a child’s repeated exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) puts them at higher risk of behavioural problems.
25 May 2023

Tick tock – the liver controls the circadian clock

University of Queensland research has revealed liver cells influence the body’s internal circadian clock, which was previously believed to be solely controlled by the bra
18 May 2023

Cancer may lurk in ‘normal looking’ skin

A UQ study has found skin with few visible freckles or blemishes may still carry sun-damaged DNA mutations that can trigger cancer.
11 May 2023

Singing humpback whales respond to wind noise, but not boats

A University of Queensland study has found humpback whales sing louder when the wind is noisy, but don’t have the same reaction to boat engines.
11 May 2023

Solving the problem of youth vaping

A University of Queensland researcher said current Australian laws were failing to prevent young people using nicotine vaping products (NVPs).
10 May 2023

AI helps map the 'postal workers' in cells

University of Queensland researchers have used artificial intelligence to build a 3D map of key cell components to better understand dementia and infectious diseases incl
12 May 2023

Australian fruit holds the key to citrus disease resistance

A comprehensive map of the genome of a native lime species that is resistant to a devastating citrus disease could be the key to preventing that disease entering Australi
12 May 2023

Federal Budget 2023: UQ experts

All eyes will be on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday when he hands down the Government’s first major budget since Labor’s election win last year.
5 May 2023

A step towards using smartwatches in chronic disease prevention

University of Queensland researchers have developed a roadmap for the integration of smartwatches into Australian health care but acknowledge there are several challenges
8 May 2023

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