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University of Queensland's COVID vaccine technology finally moves to human trial phase after 2020 false start

A human trial has been launched into the University of Queensland's second-generation COVID vaccine, more than two years after the original technology was abandoned amid patients falsely testing positive to HIV.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

Back-to-school blues are normal, so how can you tell if it's something more serious?

Many children come down with a case of the back-to-school blues as summer slips away. Having spent the holidays staying up late and having fun with friends and family, it can be a struggle to get back into a routine.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023

Kids driving you crazy? Try these science-backed anger management tips for parents

You’re running late for work, your eight-year-old can’t find the homework they were supposed to have put in their school bag last night, your four-year-old objects to the blue t-shirt you’d prepared and wants the other shade of blue, and then you step on a Lego piece that didn’t get…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2023

Majority of Queensland classrooms record higher carbon dioxide levels increasing COVID-19 risk, study shows

Almost two-thirds of Brisbane classrooms monitored for air quality have recorded carbon dioxide levels at high risk for COVID-19 transmission, a new study finds.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022

Study: Hidden Cushion Enabled Dinosaurs to Carry Heavy Loads

Australian scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs -- like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus -- supported their gigantic bodies on land. In a study published in the journal Science Advances on August 10, a University of Queensland and Monash University-led team used 3D modelling and engineering methods to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 13, 2022

Toxins of New Zealand Tree Could Help Produce Painkillers

Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have found that a native New Zealand stinging tree produces toxins that could hold clues for future pain medication. The findings were announced in the journal Biological Chemistry on July 27. In a quest to find new molecules that affect pain pathways, Dr.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022

Taking stock: how has 10 years of Airbnb changed Australia?

It has been a decade since the online marketplace turned ordinary Australian homes into potential tourist accommodation. How has it changed how we travel and the communities we travel to?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2022

Former American billionaire Chuck Feeney honoured by University of Queensland for multi-million-dollar donations

In a rare move, the "eccentric" former billionaire who prefers flying economy, and has generously donated more than $500 million to Australian causes, accepts an accolade in Queensland.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Heart attack treatment using K’gari funnel-web spider venom one step closer to human trial

A drug being developed using venom from the world's deadliest spider to prevent damage caused by a heart attack or stroke will progress to clinical trials.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Funnel web venom could treat heart attacks

Australian researchers are a step closer to starting human trials on a new drug for heart attacks and strokes made using funnel web spider venom.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022