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- Learn how the Butterfly Pea gave rise to a world first for natural insecticide.
- Researchers from The University of Queensland are seeking the help of Australian mothers to identify the genetic factors involved in postpartum depression, which will help us understand and develop better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the condition.
- The brain has its own inbuilt processes for mopping up damaging cellular waste – and these processes may provide protection from stroke and dementia. UQ scientists discovered a new type of lymphatic brain “scavenger” cell by studying tropical freshwater zebrafish – which share many of the same cell types and organs as humans.
- Repairing damaged heart and vascular tissues will be the unique focus of a new University of Queensland research centre, established to combat cardiovascular disease. The UQ Centre for Cardiac and Vascular Biology (CCVB) brings together eight laboratories researching cardiovascular development, regeneration and disease.
- Since the 1940s scientists have been fighting to protect us from bacterial strains that continue to evolve. The bacteria are developing resistance to antibiotics, our weapons against them, forcing us to find new ways to protect ourselves.
- The periodic table is one of those classic images that you find in many science labs and classrooms. It’s an image almost everyone has seen at some time in their life. But what exactly does the periodic table show?
- A small protein from the venom of a funnel-web spider could protect the brain from stroke-induced injury has been discovered.
- IMB researchers have made a big step towards improving the way we study immune responses to bacterial infections.
- Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) have developed a faster and more accurate method for assembling genomes that could help clinicians rapidly identify antibiotic-resistant infections.
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