A gene responsible for building muscle tissue in monarch butterflies is the key to their annual mass migration, according to a study from an international team of researchers.
7 October 2014The world’s largest study into the genetics behind human height has discovered the trait’s vast complexity.
7 October 2014People aged over 50 are more agile mentally if they are socially active, a study has found – and the effect is even more pronounced in 80-year-olds.
2 October 2014University of Queensland researchers are seeking solutions that could save billions of dollars by helping almost half a million Australians avoid the need for knee joint replacements.
1 October 2014Young Australian women are fatter, fitter and more frazzled today than they were nearly 20 years ago, according to Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health researchers.
1 October 2014Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology.
1 October 2014Budding entrepreneurs can grow their business ideas from seed, with ilab’s intensive three-month ilab Germinate 6 program, which includes up to $20,000 in funding.
1 October 2014University of Queensland researchers are using computer modelling to predict the most effective way to help cerebral palsy patients walk and move more easily.
30 September 2014Brisbane researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately detect one of the commonest causes of hay fever, paving the way for new treatments.
29 September 2014The University of Queensland’s teachers and lecturers have been recognised as among the best in Australia, receiving four Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching.
26 September 2014Research indicating women stay in violent relationships for the good of their pets will be the focus of a free seminar in Brisbane on Monday 29 September.
25 September 2014A leading expert in the areas of cancer, chronic pain and head injuries will be the new CEO and Director of Research for the Translational Research Institute (TRI).
23 September 2014The University of Queensland is one step closer to developing better mobile phone battery life, understanding the engineering of vaccines and creating stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease.
22 September 2014Birds have been found to display superior judgement of their body width compared to humans, in research to help design autonomous aircraft navigation systems.
19 September 2014University of Queensland researchers won two of five Scopus Young Researcher awards and placed in two other categories at a celebration of academic research excellence in Canberra yesterday (18 September).
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