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Getting personal in the fight against cancer

Imagine if doctors could tailor cancer treatments for individual patients, training their immune system to recognise and precisely target their tumour cells without harming healthy tissue.

Sweat equity for the mind

UQ research reveals how investing in exercise can boost brain function for up to 5 years.

Machine learning’s search for the first MRI-based biomarker of osteoarthritis

UQ has developed a machine-learning software tool that offers hope for patients with osteoarthritis.

Vaccine centre aimed at accelerating global research efforts

A new collaborative centre in Australia will focus on accelerating global vaccine development and delivery to help address critical health challenges.

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Visionary surgeon targets further world firsts

Published on: 30 July 2021

“The most insane thing I have ever done” is how Dr Michael Wagels described the world-first reconstruction of 36 centimetres of a patient’s tibia.
The world’s favourite fruit needs a genetic boost

Published on: 23 July 2021

The Cavendish variety of banana is under threat from a range of fungal diseases, writes UQ's Professor André Drenth.
Ticket to freedom

Published on: 12 July 2021

Should Australia introduce a vaccine passport?
Is Australia really doing enough for the Great Barrier Reef?

Published on: 9 July 2021

Why criticisms of UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ recommendation don’t stack up.
Net zero by 2050? This is how

Published on: 2 July 2021

When Dr Chris Greig was approached by Princeton University to help conduct a world-leading study into achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, he had no idea of how impactful his work would become.
Q&A with Professor Peter Mumby

Published on: 28 June 2021

Meet the UQ researcher working to restore the Great Barrier Reef.
Youth injustice

Published on: 11 June 2021

Does our justice system cause young people to offend? The evidence suggests so.
Pandemic-proofing Australia's education system

Published on: 9 June 2021

Researchers are urging key decision makers and sector stakeholders to help close the educational divide and improve Australia’s treatment of disadvantaged young people.
The cryptic world of cryptocurrencies

Published on: 2 June 2021

How does Bitcoin actually work? Is it a good investment? And what on earth is Dogecoin?
Could a healthier environment change our lives?

Published on: 28 May 2021

Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences director, Kevin Thomas, speaks to Research News about the environmental stressors that are affecting our existence.