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A young man is being helped from a wheelchair into a swimming pool by two trainers.

A competitive swimming program developed by Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition.

19 November 2024
Backs of an audience in a dark conference room facing the stage.

Growing Australia’s quantum ecosystem will be the focus when hundreds of delegates from government, industry and research converge in Brisbane next year.

19 November 2024
Cows standing under a shaded structure on a large dry property

A three-year pilot project led by Õ¬Äе¼º½ has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

19 November 2024
Two hands lean on a desktop holding a phone

A Õ¬Äе¼º½-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.

18 November 2024
A man in a white coat and blue gloves sits in front of a silver cannister

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.

18 November 2024
an older woman sits on a sofa clutching her stomach

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.

18 November 2024
An AI overlay of traffic direction and movement as cars zoom on a freeway at dusk.

A Brisbane-based software start-up formed by Uniquest and using AI to improve road safety has been acquired by Canadian company Transoft Solutions.

15 November 2024
Older man and woman exercising at home with elastics and weights.

An international study led by a Õ¬Äе¼º½ researcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

12 November 2024
A large sign on a green lawn says COP20 Baku Azerbaijan with tall buildings in the background

Here's what to expect as the next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, gets underway.

11 November 2024
Professor Keith Chappell in the lab using a centrifuge

Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with Õ¬Äе¼º½â€™s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening respiratory viruses.

7 November 2024
A black and white image of a pair of old leather boxing gloves hanging against a brick wall

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.

5 November 2024
a person lied on a bed with their feet in a round machine and another person stands nearby

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study.

1 November 2024
Three people standing on a stage, one of them holding a trophy

A First Nations Õ¬Äе¼º½ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024
A group of Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers holding award trophies standing out the front of a sandstone building on a red carpet

Six Õ¬Äе¼º½ educators have received awards for Teaching Excellence, celebrating their commitment to enhancing student learning with creative and innovative practices.

29 October 2024
Two small fluffy birds with bright yellow heads sitting together on a branch

For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as they travel across Australian skies.

28 October 2024