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Call for volunteers for quit smoking study with benefits

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study.

1 November 2024
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Pharmacy researcher celebrated for excellence in Indigenous education

A First Nations Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024
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We must prioritise the protection of ecosystems

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We must prioritise the protection of ecosystems

Prioritising and tracking the protection of countries’ ecosystems – from wetlands to reefs, forests and more – is critical to protecting Earth’s biodiversity.

21 February 2020

Boys or girls don’t run in families

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Boys or girls don’t run in families

Century-old theories that having girls or boys ‘runs in families’ have been upended by a University of Queensland study, proving parents’ genes do not determine their child’s gender.

19 February 2020

Reporting the facts on Indigenous STIs

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Reporting the facts on Indigenous STIs

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being discouraged from seeking medical help due to public assumptions that sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are the result of sexual abuse.

19 February 2020

Solar technology breakthrough at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ team has developed quantum dot solar cells that can be made into thin, flexible films and used to generate electricity even in low-light conditions

Solar technology breakthrough at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

The development of next generation solar power technology that has potential to be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces has moved a step closer, thanks to a significant breakthrough at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

18 February 2020

Lung transplant survivor beats the odds through ground breaking treatment

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Lung transplant survivor beats the odds through ground breaking treatment

Double-lung transplant survivor Jordan Trieger has defied all odds - beating a deadly bacterial infection with the help of The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland.

18 February 2020

Ancient plant foods discovered in Arnhem Land

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Ancient plant foods discovered in Arnhem Land

Australia’s first plant foods – eaten by early populations 65,000 years ago - have been discovered in Arnhem Land.

18 February 2020

Global study finds almost one-third of school students bullied

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Global study finds almost one-third of school students bullied

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

Immunity key to motor neurone disease treatment

Immunity key to motor neurone disease treatment

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

The dinosaur in the cupboard under the stairs

A life-reconstruction of the 200-million-year-old dinosaur track-maker from Mount Morgan. Credit: Anthony Romilio.

The dinosaur in the cupboard under the stairs

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

Second antibiotic no advantage for treating super-bug Golden Staph

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Second antibiotic no advantage for treating super-bug Golden Staph

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

Research reverses the reproductive clock in mice

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Research reverses the reproductive clock in mice

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