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Using weather radar to track Australia鈥檚 migrating birds

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

28 October 2024
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Researchers target sorghum breeding to boost grain crops

A research team led by 麻豆传媒映画 is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.

28 October 2024
Three people investigating a sorghum stem

Findings from the 2021 National Student Safety Survey commissioned by Australian universities have been released today, including reports for individual institutions. Warning: this article references themes that some readers may find distressing.

23 March 2022
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A piece of 鈥渏unk DNA鈥 could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobia, according to a study from 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland.

23 March 2022
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When clinical psychiatrist and University of Queensland researcher Dr Cathy Franklin saw her first patient with Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome in 2009, she was shocked.

22 March 2022
Thomas Neilll sitting with arms on his knees wearing his swimming cap and goggles

Australian swimmer Thomas Neill has credited his University of Queensland Sporting Scholarship with helping him claim a bronze medal at last year鈥檚 Tokyo Olympic Games.

18 March 2022
Injured axons of the nematode C. elegans and other invertebrate species are able to rejoin with their separated segments, preventing degeneration and restoring the original axonal tract in a process known as axonal fusion. Credit: Nick Valmas

Researchers at 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people recover from nerve damage.

17 March 2022
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University of Queensland researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding of both diseases.

16 March 2022
White tables spilled onto a table in front of a medicine container

People who are prescribed opioids for pain relief have a higher risk of developing mood disorders such as anxiety, University of Queensland researchers have found.

15 March 2022
A COVID model

Researchers at 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland have developed a mathematical model that can predict the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, potentially speeding-up the development of new vaccines.

15 March 2022
Professor Kevin Thomas showing Minderoo Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder Dr Andrew Forrest,  Minderoo Foundation Co-Chair and Co-Founder Nicola Forrest and 麻豆传媒映画 Vice Chancellor, Professor Debbie Terry inside the plastics contamination-controlled lab.

In one of the world鈥檚 first plastics contamination-controlled laboratories, University of Queensland researchers have begun testing blood and tissue samples to develop ways to detect and measure nanoplastics in the human body.

11 March 2022
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Dr Ida Asadi Someh has several passions in life 鈥 data research and foosball.

11 March 2022
A man and woman in silhoette facing each other with coloured lights behind

Our choice of partner can have a direct effect on the genomes of our descendants, a University of Queensland researcher has found in work that has led to a national award.

10 March 2022