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The discovery of five new genes associated with breast cancer and 13 new mutational signatures that influence tumour development will help clinicians develop more personalised options for treating the disease.

A team of international scientists has unlocked the foraging secrets of manta rays at Lady Elliot Island, which could help conservation efforts for the vulnerable species.

Professor David McIntyre, Head of the Mater Clinical School and Director of Endocrinology and Obstetric Medicine at Mater Health Services, South Brisbane has been named by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Norbert Freinkel Award.

A 20 per cent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks would result in widespread, long-lasting public health benefits and significant health cost savings, a new study shows.

A University of Queensland researcher has made a big step toward the holy grail of biomedical science — a new form of effective pain relief.

An international research team has demonstrated that a new plant-derived drug can block the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).

The idea that a sperm whale can use its massive head as a battering ram to sink ships has been hotly debated at least since Moby Dick was published in 1851.

Scientists at the The University of Queensland and the University of California San Francisco have found a new way to inhibit the growth of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB).

The Federal Government has appointed two senior University of Queensland figures to the advisory board of the new $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund.

Australian women having their first child as teenagers are at increased risk of experiencing domestic violence, according to new data presented at United Nations headquarters.

A woman’s education level and the number of children she has affects breast feeding, with the “baby of the family” most likely to miss out, University of Queensland research shows.

Clinical training for University of Queensland medical and allied health students will be boosted with the opening of student training centres this week at the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee and Redland hospitals.

Patients with heart failure, peripheral artery disease or stroke could benefit from a new stem-cell based treatment, following an agreement between The University of Queensland and US-based start-up company AngioStem Inc.

Critically ill patients in intensive care commonly become delirious and agitated during treatment, causing them to pull out breathing tubes and interfere with other essential medical devices.

Motor neuron connections are refined in the weeks before and just after birth, and they are crucial for normal development later, University of Queensland research suggests.

UQ’s Professor Maher Gandhi is used to giving up time and energy for blood cancer, but this year he plans to take it to a whole new level.

Patients experiencing communication problems after having a stroke could see long-term benefits from low-current electrical stimulation therapy, according to an international study led by The University of Queensland.

Advanced calcium imaging of zebrafish brains is helping University of Queensland researchers discover how sensory stimuli such as sights and sounds are integrated in the human brain.