New brain pathway discovered as key to memory formation
A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by UQ researchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.
18 June 2025
Online tool connecting businesses and universities
Researchers from UQ have developed an online tool to help small businesses work with universities to innovate their products and expand their trade.
13 June 2025
Bitter ‘supertaster gene’ linked to increased health risks
People who carry a bitter ‘supertaster gene’ have been linked to various health conditions including bipolar disorder and poor kidney function, UQ researchers have found.
12 June 2025
Three of Queensland’s leading breast cancer researchers have joined forces to lead a $6.5 million National Health and Medical Research Council-funded program that is set to change the future of breast cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
14 March 2016
Prima ballerinas Anna Pavlova and Margot Fonteyn reported entering altered states of consciousness and having “spiritual” experiences during performance, a UQ researcher says.
14 March 2016
A Queensland researcher’s goal of using smartwatches to combat the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) will see her fly to the USA on an MS Research Australia grant.
11 March 2016
Toxic plastic is wreaking havoc on marine life – and University of Queensland researchers fear it could be making its way up the food chain and ending up on our dinner plates.
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Global warming could occur more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.
10 March 2016
Research into fighting fires with science has helped a University of Queensland student net $5000 in a national competition in the lead-up to World Science Festival Brisbane.
9 March 2016
Motor neuron connections are refined in the weeks before and just after birth, and they are crucial for normal development later, University of Queensland research suggests.
9 March 2016
Methamphetamine residue found in the wastewater of a Queensland city has multiplied five times since 2009.
7 March 2016
A $7 million Australian Government grant will propel the advance of personalised medicine for common diseases, in a five-year research project at The University of Queensland.
3 March 2016
A range of University of Queensland experts is available to comment on issues relating to the 19 March 2016 statewide local government elections.
3 March 2016
The total number of regular methamphetamine users in Australia is 270,000 - greater than the populations of either Hobart or Townsville.
29 February 2016
University of Queensland researchers are working to find causes and treatments for some of the world’s rarest diseases – which collectively affect more than 1.2 million Australians.
29 February 2016
The director of The University of Queensland’s Research Computing Centre has been named the iTnews Education Chief Information Officer of the Year.
23 February 2016
Researchers believe the discovery of a new genus and two new species of extinct non-hopping kangaroos could shed light on the ancestry of all kangaroos and wallabies living today.
22 February 2016
Joining a book club after retirement could extend your life just as much as doing weekly exercise.
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