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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.

The prospect of increasing the accuracy of early ovarian cancer detection from 50 per cent to 90 per cent has brought welcome financial support for a University of Queensland research team.

More than $15 million of the Australian Government’s latest Medical Research Future Fund spending has been allocated towards University of Queensland projects.

The University of Queensland Researcher and NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, Dr Nadeeka Dissanayaka has received a $75,000 pilot project grant from The Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration.

UQCCR virologist, Dr Kym Lowry reflects on her career and the global impact of her work.

Researchers hope to save significant time, money and resources in Australian hospital wards, with findings from a new University of Queensland-led study.  

Antibiotic dosing software research at The University of Queensland will look at ways of giving critically ill patients the best chance at survival and a successful recovery.

Brisbane-based gut microbiome Biotech Company, Microba, have partnered with researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine to develop new treatments and biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease by targeting the gut microbiome.

​University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research Director Professor David Paterson and researchers Dr Susan de Jersey and Dr Matthew Roberts have been honoured in the 2020 Metro North Research Excellence Awards.

Increasing the levels of a chemical found in all human cells could boost a woman’s fertility and help select the best eggs for IVF, according to University of Queensland research.

The University of Queensland’s Dr Carlos Salomon Gallo has won the prestigious 2020 Gábor Than Foundation Award in Placentology for his outstanding contributions to the field of placentology.

Researchers at the University of Queensland may have found a way to improve treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.

Developing early and improved diagnostic tests to lift ovarian cancer survival rates are the focus of two research projects commencing at The University of Queensland.