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After COVID emerged, it didn’t take long for clinicians and scientists to notice the SARS-CoV-2 virus affects children and adults very differently.

Read UQ Ventures Q&A with PhD Candidate Ellie Maas, on how the LeadHers confidence building PhD program inspired her to apply – and get – a seat on UQ’s Academic Board.

Cell fitness has been identified as a way of predicting health outcomes in COVID patients, according to a University of Queensland study.

Queenslanders could have skin cancer diagnosed earlier using world-first 3D scanning technology with the launch of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis.

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Professor Di Yu has been recognised for his outstanding discoveries in autoimmune and infectious diseases with a Jian Zhou Medal.

A little more than twenty years ago, eliminating cervical cancer would have seemed an impossible dream, but now the achievable goal of halting the disease worldwide is the focus of a feature documentary film.

Selenium supplementation has been shown to enhance human vaccine response in a study by University of Queensland researchers.

A potential improved treatment for two of the leading causes of blindness – age and diabetes-related eye problems – has been demonstrated in research involving a University of Queensland expert.

A quantum physicist, genetic counsellor and sleep scientist from The University of Queensland have been recognised for their efforts to improve science literacy at the 2021 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

It’s hoped a dietary fibre supplement could one day help manage or prevent type 1 diabetes, with research at The University of Queensland set to progress to the next stage.

A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug that can be repurposed as an effective treatment for the disease.

Researchers investigating a group of microscopic cells have discovered they can put the brakes on the rapid development of melanoma lesions.

My name is Clare Primiero, and I’m a third year PhD student under the supervision of Dr Aideen McInerney-Leo, Dr Anna Finnane and Professor H. Peter Soyer at UQDI’s Dermatology Research Centre.

Dr Astrid Rodriguez-Acevedo is pushing her body to the limit as she calls for a level playing field for Latin American women in science.

Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin is linked to poor vaccine antibody responses in the general population, a University of Queensland study has found.

Sri Lanka is reducing its pesticide-attributable deaths and overall suicide mortality using research from The University of Queensland.

Researchers have been able to reduce scarring by blocking part of the healing process in research that could make a significant difference for burns and other trauma patients.

Traits that allow cancer cells to escape the body’s natural defence system and develop into tumours are actually a good indicator to a patient’s survival prognosis, according to University of Queensland researchers.

A partnership between Macquarie University neuroscientist Professor Lars Ittner and UQ Diamantina Institute cancer expert Professor Nikolas Haass has led to the breakthrough discovery of a mechanism that protects neurons from dementia-causing plaques.

Researchers are aiming to unlock the microbial secrets of native Australian animals’ low-methane digestive footprint and how environmental changes might disrupt their bacterial balance.