Biomedical and clinical sciences

“The most insane thing I have ever done” is how Dr Michael Wagels described the world-first reconstruction of 36 centimetres of a patient’s tibia.

A test being developed in Queensland could help to reduce the high mortality rate from ovarian cancer by dramatically improving the accuracy of early detection.

A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from a very unlikely source – the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders.

The most advanced of our local COVID vaccines in development is a shot called “COVAX-19” by South Australian-based biotech, Vaxine.

You could say there are a 'crapload' of viruses in the human gut. Luckily, most of these do not attack our cells, but instead feed on bacteria.

Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier, researchers at The University of Queensland have found.

Researchers investigating a group of microscopic cells have discovered they can put the brakes on the rapid development of melanoma lesions.

Using light-emitting corals, fruit flies and powerful microscopy, Queensland Brain Institute researchers are working to better understand the effects of general anaesthesia on the brain.

A study has found 62.3 per cent of heart attack sufferers in Australia and New Zealand lived a further seven years or more.

UQ graduate and registered pharmacist Dr Jared Miles is one of nine new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics creating change.