UQ study finds dementia risk drops across generations
A person aged 75 to 80 is less likely to have dementia today compared to someone of the same age several decades ago, a University of Queensland study has found.
5 June 2025
Low pregnancy iron levels linked to sex reversal in utero
Iron deficiency in pregnancy may influence the sex development of a baby in utero, researchers have found.
5 June 2025
Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks – here are 3 fixes
Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry.
30 May 2025
Adolescent boys from lower socio-economic backgrounds are most likely to be the victims of bullying, according to the first comprehensive study of school bullying around the world.
18 February 2020
Customised immune-blocking medication may be the key to treating patients with motor neurone disease (MND), which currently has no cure and limited therapeutic options.
17 February 2020 smaller.jpg?itok=e_vqM-0Q "A life-reconstruction of the 200-million-year-old dinosaur track-maker from Mount Morgan. Credit: Anthony Romilio.")
The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more than a half a century.
17 February 2020
A world-first clinical trial has called into question the effectiveness of using more than one antibiotic to treat the deadly ‘super-bug’, Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bacteremia, commonly known as Golden Staph.
13 February 2020
Researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the ageing process in eggs, offering hope for some women struggling to conceive.
12 February 2020
A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to biodiversity offsetting – and help nations achieve international biodiversity targets.
12 February 2020
Splatter gun technology testing is successfully attacking several rangeland weeds, minimising chemical usage and better targeting weed outbreaks.
11 February 2020
Plants that break some of the ‘rules’ of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research.
10 February 2020
Australians with melanoma detected before they turn 40 are more likely to have the cancer on non-sun damaged parts of the body compared to people diagnosed when older.
6 February 2020
The pathway to addressing many of the world’s biggest social problems could be found in improved parenting according to an international parenting conference presented by The University of Queensland and the Life Course Centre in Brisbane.
5 February 2020
Research into the toxin of the world’s only venomous primate, the slow loris, is shedding light on the potential origins of the allergic qualities of cats.
5 February 2020
The University of Queensland has appointed Professor Peta Ashworth OAM as inaugural director of the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership.
4 February 2020
University of Queensland researchers have developed a framework that aims to reduce the mining industry’s impact on climate change by accounting for sources and sinks of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
4 February 2020
A process developed by University of Queensland researchers to produce larger quantities of the Hendra virus therapeutic antibody could be expanded to manufacture treatments for other potentially deadly viruses around the world.
4 February 2020
A large-scale, text-based artwork by Brisbane artist Sam Cranstoun spanning the façade of The University of Queensland Art Museum has been unveiled, providing a thought-provoking statement about how we occupy our cities.
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