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Enhanced genetic identification of Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG) strains and associated anti-microbial resistance would help monitor and manage increasing rates of the sexually transmitted disease, a University of Queensland and Queensland Health study has found.

UQCCR Professor Carlos Salomon, in collaboration with Professor Yusuke Yamauchi from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), have developed an alternative early detection test for ovarian cancer. 

University of Queensland researchers will investigate the genetic causes of breast cancer in young women with new funding from The National Breast Cancer Foundation.

In celebration of International Nurses Day on Friday 12 May, we spoke to Nurse and UQCCR Clinical Trials Coordinator Vicki Allen about her profession and what's kept her in the job for over three decades.

UQ researchers will lead a major study on developing personalised fungal infection treatment approaches for cancer patients.

University of Queensland researchers will create a digital platform to improve dementia diagnosis in people living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals could be greatly reduced thanks to research by The University of Queensland and Queensland Health.

Laboratory testing should be part of screening for trachoma in remote Australian communities to avoid unnecessary antibiotic treatment and further screening, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Two professors from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine have been elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research has been formally recognised by Dementia Australia as working towards becoming a Dementia-Friendly organisation.

A new clinical suite at a University of Queensland health research facility is ready to help unlock the mysteries of neurological conditions experienced by one billion people worldwide.

A PhD candidate working to understand early embryo development has won UQ’s 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition final. Yunan Ye student from UQCCR, Faculty of Medicine convinced the judges with her presentation called The big bang – how it all started.

Anxiety is on the rise. It’s that feeling of dread, distress and despair caused by a significant event or ongoing stress that leaves you vulnerable in unfamiliar territory or unable to cope.

University of Queensland researchers will partner with American biopharmaceutical company EpicentRx Inc. to evaluate new treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), speeding up development of potential new therapies.

The importance of research into extracellular vesicles for understanding and treating certain endocrine disorders such as cancer and diabetes, has been detailed in a scientific statement.

​​​​​​​A new method that uses quality of life data collected during clinical trials will help patients make more informed treatment decisions.

A potential new approach to administering an existing Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine could make it more affordable and increase dose numbers in Australia.

University of Queensland researchers will use a fat supplement to treat the rare genetic disorder Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) as part of a national trial that begins today.

The placenta from mothers of healthy newborns could one day be used to reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies, according to University of Queensland research.

The most respected international guidelines for managing one of the world’s leading causes of mortality, sepsis, have been revised to include new recommendations inspired by research from the UQ Centre for Clinical Research.