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A person in a medical gown, mask and hair covering bends over a man in a bed surrounded by medical equipment.

A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus.

3 May 2023
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More than a dozen new psychoactive drugs have been detected in 16 countries by an international wastewater surveillance program.

27 April 2023
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Research at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland could eventually help develop viable treatments - and ultimately a cure - for motor neuron disease (MND).

27 April 2023
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A study co-led by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has found Australia is lagging behind similar countries in funding basic research, particularly in the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

19 April 2023
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Selling nicotine vaping products in licenced shops with a strict age verification process will restrict youth access and help adult smokers quit, a University of Queensland drug expert has recommended.

19 April 2023
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Brain tissue grown in a laboratory by University of Queensland researchers will be used to test a treatment for a rare disease in children and help unlock therapies for a range of neurological disorders.

6 April 2023
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Children diagnosed with asthma were at significantly increased risk of developing anxiety, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 April 2023

Two University of Queensland researchers have been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in June.

28 March 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have found compassion could reduce self-criticism, body shaming and depression in overweight or obese adults.

28 March 2023
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have led a national study on the four main bacteria that cause sepsis, providing new targets for developing antibiotics.

28 March 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has been ranked in the global top 20 in five academic subject areas in this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject, reflecting Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s research and teaching capabilities.

24 March 2023
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Recruitment is underway for a pivotal proof-of-concept human trial of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s second-generation molecular clamp vaccine.

20 March 2023
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland and Beyond Blue have partnered to deliver culturally responsive sleep health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents in Queensland.

16 March 2023
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A company launched from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has passed an important milestone in developing an oral treatment for the common skin disease psoriasis.

15 March 2023
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have contributed to the largest ever genetic study of endometriosis, finding new data about the variants that increase risk of the disease.

14 March 2023