Giving doctors an AI-powered head start on skin cancer
Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool that analyses multiple imaging types simultaneously.
7 June 2025
Quit smoking study expanded to North Queensland
Cairns and Townsville residents who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a research study.
30 May 2025
Breakthrough could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease
Considered the natural “hunger hormone”, Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, UQ researchers have found.
29 May 2025
Facebook has joined forces with Australian university experts to devise policy that better manages online harmful content and hate speech in the Asia-Pacific region.
29 May 2019
The global macadamia industry may have originated from a single tree taken from Queensland to Hawaii in the 19th century, according to new research.
29 May 2019
Two University of Queensland researchers have joined the ranks of the nation’s top scientists after being elected to the Australian Academy of Science.
28 May 2019
The search for a global Streptococcus A vaccine has narrowed after researchers sequenced the DNA of more than 2000 samples of the bacteria worldwide.
28 May 2019
A 24-tonne dinosaur may have walked in a ‘high-heeled’ fashion, according to University of Queensland research.
17 May 2019
The Mona Lisa, Van Gogh’s Starry Night and dozens of other images have been recreated on a quantum ‘canvas’ the width of a human hair, thanks to University of Queensland physicists.
17 May 2019
Unravelling the secrets of the relationship between coral and the algae living inside it will help prevent coral bleaching, University of Queensland researchers believe.
14 May 2019
3D printed models of dog skulls are helping University of Queensland vets to save animals and educate tomorrow’s veterinary students.
14 May 2019
Instead of slowing down, New Zealanders appear to increase their pre-drinking after the age of 30, a University of Queensland study has found.
13 May 2019
A hormone produced by stressed plants could combat damage caused by salty soils, considerably increasing plant growth.
13 May 2019
Fish living up to 1500 metres below the surface have developed surprisingly diverse vision that could help them determine predator from prey in the dimly-lit depths of their fish-eats-fish world.
10 May 2019
Stark cultural differences in attitudes to public transport have been revealed by an international study featuring a University of Queensland academic.
8 May 2019
Adolescents who self-harm experience heightened sensations across their skin and misjudge bodily cues such as hunger and headaches, University of Queensland-led research has found.
8 May 2019
Research into an intricate toxin delivery system found in bacteria could overcome the problem of pesticide resistance in insects, and might even lead to new cancer treatments.
7 May 2019
A red vintage truck named ‘Roxy’ is helping drive research to find a cure for motor neurone disease.
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