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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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Stop COVID-19 bots

Published on: 23 March 2020

Twitter bots plant comments into social media feeds, usually with a deeper intention to misinform or alter opinions of the general public. How can you stop them?
Researchers race to accelerate UQ's COVID-19 vaccine research

Published on: 22 March 2020

A funding injection of up to $17 million for vital University of Queensland research could help cut the timeline for an effective vaccine for COVID-19 by six months.
Researchers set to begin clinical trials on coronavirus treatment

Published on: 19 March 2020

Australian researchers are set to begin clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19 – using two existing drugs.
How to spot fake news

Published on: 17 March 2020

By developing artificial intelligence systems and collecting a range of online data over several years, UQ researchers have shown how bias and stereotypes affect the way we trust information.
Want to Skype your GP to avoid exposure to the coronavirus?

Published on: 12 March 2020

From tomorrow, some Australians will be able to consult their doctor or other health professional with a bulk-billed videocall rather than in person, in a move designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus among vulnerable people.
A social cure for better health

Published on: 12 March 2020

How a UQ program designed to reduce loneliness is gaining traction around the world.
Mysterious ‘quantum dots’ to revolutionise solar energy

Published on: 18 February 2020

UQ researchers are harnessing the quantum realm to create solar cells that may appear in the unlikeliest of places.
Housing first

Published on: 18 February 2020

UQ research spurs new pilot program that is getting some of the Australian capital’s most vulnerable people off the street.
A research partnership meant to bee

Published on: 7 February 2020

How a UQ molecular bioscientist and an Australian agricultural firm found each other and began a quiet insecticide revolution.
Charting a new course

Published on: 3 February 2020

How colour-coded observation charts pioneered by UQ researchers are helping save more lives in hospitals.