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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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Like father, like son

Published on: 15 May 2023

New research shows how young men 'copy' their fathers' masculinity.
Unpacking the 2023 federal budget

Published on: 12 May 2023

Our experts explain what the federal budget means for you.
Here are 10 policies to combat our housing crisis

Published on: 10 May 2023

The current public debate about housing is focused on “silver bullet” solutions. What is needed instead is a comprehensive package of bold interventions, says UQ Urban Planning Associate Professor Dr Dorina Pojani.
Dirty air diminishes both body and brain

Published on: 14 April 2023

We all know that polluted air can make it harder to breathe, but did you know that it also makes it harder to think? Even work?
3 reasons you feel hungrier and crave foods when the weather's cold

Published on: 7 April 2023

Parts of Australia are starting to see cooler weather, and for some of us, that means increasing feelings of hunger and cravings for 'comfort food'. But why?
Learning to speak again

Published on: 30 March 2023

See how the award-winning team at the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre is helping people speak to their loved ones again.
Does it matter what time I go to bed?

Published on: 27 March 2023

Some of us love to be tucked up in bed by a particular time every night, others go to bed when they start to feel tired. But does it matter what time you go to bed?
When it’s no longer safe to drive

Published on: 24 March 2023

Many older people fear losing their driver’s licence and what it may mean for their independence, but UQ researchers hope a new fitness-to-drive assessment test will help end the confusion.
Interest rates could return to normal next year, but here's what you should know in the meantime

Published on: 16 March 2023

Research News spoke to UQ's Dr Lin Mi about what she thinks will happen next, and what the latest research is telling us about property prices.
Why it matters allowing donor-conceived people to know the identity of their donor

Published on: 14 March 2023

Our researchers breakdown the Queensland government's decision to accept in principle recommendations from a 2022 inquiry into the rights of donor-conceived people.