Health

An Australian-first research and manufacturing hub at the University of Queensland will lead the design and development of the next-generation of treatments for cancer patients.

The gold nanoparticles Yusra Rabbani uses in her wound sensor project may not be visible to the naked eye, but the science behind her work still proved eye-catching enough at the University of Queensland's All-Institute final of the Three-Minute Thesis.

Tiny nano-particles less than a thousandth of a millimetre in size are providing a promising new method to protect sheep against deadly flystrike, according to University of Queensland research.

Some of the world’s deadliest snakes could soon be saving lives, with research from The University of Queensland showing venom could be used to stop uncontrolled bleeding.

One of UQ’s leading COVID-19 vaccine researchers, Associate Professor Keith Chappell, has discovered that the chlamydia epidemic plaguing endangered koala populations in Queensland and NSW is linked to a common virus that likely suppresses koalas’ immune systems.

AIBN research facility BASE hosted an RNA Afternoon on April 7, with Australian experts discussing mRNA therapy advances – and impacts such as on liver disease treatment.

The success of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines has demonstrated the potential of RNA therapies – and the University of Queensland is driving research and developing facilities to realise the potential.

Tiny ‘live’ brain models are being used at The University of Queensland to study a condition causing high-functioning young people with Down Syndrome to suddenly regress.