Evolution has shaped the human race, with University of Queensland researchers finding signatures of natural selection in the genome that influence traits associated with fertility and heart function.
Apr 18, 2018
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More targeted and effective treatments for some of the world's most complex diseases in humans may be a step closer, thanks to research that better maps disease susceptibility to genes and DNA.
Mar 6, 2018
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A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved drugs for surgery. It remains unclear how general anaesthesia works, even though it is one of the most ...
Jan 9, 2018
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An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world's most dangerous superbugs.
Jan 5, 2018
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Researchers have identified the process that shuts down the human heart's ability to heal itself, and are now searching for a drug to reverse it.
Sep 19, 2017
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Scientists are homing in on a potential treatment for osteoporosis, after performing the largest ever genetic study of the common age-related bone-thinning disease.
Sep 5, 2017
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University of Queensland researchers are one step closer to developing new medicines for treating inflammatory diseases, including allergies such as rhinitis, itchy hives, asthma, eczema and dermatitis.
Sep 4, 2017
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Children may have a greater understanding of how to innovate and problem solve than previously realised.
Sep 4, 2017
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A University of Queensland discovery may lead to new treatments for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). UQ Queensland Brain Institute scientists have discovered that new brain cells are produced ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Prenatal brain development is a crucial period, and as new research has found, even small alterations to the way brain cells develop can have significant effects later in life.
Aug 7, 2017
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