Satellites a solution for tracking coral reef health
Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, UQ research has found.
30 April 2025
World-first immunotherapy trial to treat Type 1 diabetes
Researchers at UQ have dosed 5 participants in the first clinical trial of a potentially revolutionary immunotherapy drug to treat Type 1 diabetes.
29 April 2025
Sea slugs use daylight to show off their colours
Rather than hiding from predators, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are active during the day so their colours shine, a UQ study has found.
17 April 2025
Nearly three-quarters of Earth’s land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it largely wasn’t at the expense of the natural world.
20 April 2021
University of Queensland scientists have published the clinical trial data confirming their molecular clamp-stabilised vaccine technology was safe and potentially effective.
20 April 2021
The decision to stop prescribing long-term anti-depressants should be made only after careful preparation by GPs and their patients, University of Queensland research has found.
20 April 2021
Increased physical activity could reduce the chance of heavy menstrual periods in women who are overweight or obese, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
19 April 2021
A single footprint left by a cat-sized dinosaur around 100 million years ago has been discovered in China by an international team of palaeontologists.
16 April 2021
Researchers are calling for greater support for young mothers to reduce the incidence of child abuse after a study found children of mothers under 20 – and their subsequent siblings - were most at risk.
16 April 2021
The discovery of unexpected artefacts in Africa’s Kalahari Basin has challenged conventional knowledge about the beginnings of human culture and innovation.
31 March 2021
Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology could help speech pathologists treat communication disorders, according to University of Queensland research.
31 March 2021
Vital information on how COVID-19 spreads though communities will soon be gleaned from a real-life trial of The University of Queensland-led Safe Blues program and app.
31 March 2021
After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year.
31 March 2021
Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a University of Queensland study.
30 March 2021
Popular native Australian essential oils including tea tree oil and eucalyptus are being studied to determine if they better equip chicken embryos and hatchlings to fight disease.
30 March 2021
Agriculture has entered a new era where advanced, multidisciplinary sciences are harnessed to meet consumer demands for safe, ethically and sustainably produced foods, according to the incoming director of a key research institute.
26 March 2021
Queenslanders are being asked to “dig deep” in an Australian-first project, with the next “ground-breaking” medicine potentially hiding in their backyard.
25 March 2021
Traits that allow cancer cells to escape the body’s natural defence system and develop into tumours are actually a good indicator to a patient’s survival prognosis, according to University of Queensland researchers.
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