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Professor Jason Roberts from The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research has been recognised as Australia’s Leading Researcher in both Critical Care and Communicable Diseases in The Australian’s 2019 Research magazine.

UQ Senior Research Fellow Dr Carlos Salomon has been awarded a prestigious Young Tall Poppy for his research into exosomes, tiny sacs released from cells, and their role in ovarian cancer and pregnancy complications.

A donation of $1 million to The University of Queensland will offer hope to thousands of Australians left without the ability to communicate following a stroke.

A diagnostic test developed at The University of Queensland might soon determine if a breast cancer patient requires chemotherapy or would receive no benefit from this gruelling treatment.

Families with a high prevalence of breast cancer may soon know more about why they are at a greater risk of developing the disease.

Adolescents who self-harm experience heightened sensations across their skin and misjudge bodily cues such as hunger and headaches, University of Queensland-led research has found.

Administering ibuprofen immediately after birth may reduce brain damage in tiny growth-restricted babies, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Researchers from The University of Queensland will investigate the potential of existing drugs to be repurposed to fight Parkinson’s disease thanks to a new research grant.

It’s been dubbed women’s silent killer. It can strike without warning signs and there’s no diagnostic test. It’s ovarian cancer, and it has a five-year survival rate of just 45 per cent. By comparison, breast cancer’s survival rate is 90 per cent.

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on research into ovarian cancer and heart disease. Journalists can contact the experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

A University of Queensland microbiologist was part of an expedition that discovered the world’s largest quartz cave deep in the South American rainforest.

Nine researchers from UQ’s Faculty of Medicine have been named on the 2018 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List, the highest number of recipients for the Faculty in one year.

A promising new therapy to stop Parkinson’s disease in its tracks has been developed at The University of Queensland.

A 10-year study involving University of Queensland researchers suggests laparoscopic or robotic radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer is more likely to result in disease recurrence and reduced survival rates than open abdominal surgery.

Breast cancer patients will soon have a better chance of fighting the disease thanks to new pathology guidelines created by University of Queensland researchers.

UQ Centre for Clinical Research fertility expert Professor Hayden Homer made the discovery in Queensland’s first laboratory dedicated to egg quality research.

A steadfast commitment to community outreach has seen UQCCR superbug expert Dr Hosam Zowawi named among Queensland’s best young scientists as a Young Tall Poppy Science Award winner.

Researchers involved in an international trial tweaking the use of existing antibiotics believe their work could eventually save 30,000 lives annually.