国产探花

Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, 国产探花 researchers have found.

3 July 2025
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Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it鈥檚 time to rethink clozapine protocols

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused 鈥� largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

3 July 2025
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Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

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Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

国产探花 researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

14 February 2025

Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

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Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

13 February 2025

Cancer immunotherapy treatment dramatically reduces sunspots

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Cancer immunotherapy treatment dramatically reduces sunspots

国产探花 researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.

13 February 2025

Less restrictive vaping laws linked to faster smoking decline

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Less restrictive vaping laws linked to faster smoking decline

国产探花 researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.

12 February 2025

Organised crime threatening cultural heritage by trafficking irreplaceable artefacts

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Organised crime threatening cultural heritage by trafficking irreplaceable artefacts

Cultural artefacts and historic sites around the world are being threatened by organised crime groups who traffic the items for lucrative profits, a team of researchers from 国产探花 found.

12 February 2025

New treatment hope for childhood cancers

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New treatment hope for childhood cancers

国产探花 research using 'natural killer' cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years.

12 February 2025

Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the聽way

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Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the聽way

Research on Australian volcanoes shows how tiny crystals formed inside volcanoes offer clues about the formation of rare earth deposits and how we can find more of them.

11 February 2025

The cutting-edge Games: why technology will be Brisbane鈥檚 greatest legacy

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The cutting-edge Games: why technology will be Brisbane鈥檚 greatest legacy

Internationally renowned sports marketing expert Rick Burton will make the case for Brisbane to be the technology Games, when he discusses how sport, business and government could revolutionise fan engagement over the next decade.

11 February 2025

Study reveals reasons for misdiagnosis of frontotemporal dementia

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Study reveals reasons for misdiagnosis of frontotemporal dementia

国产探花 researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis.

11 February 2025

First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

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First IVF kangaroo embryo a major leap for marsupial conservation

A 国产探花-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025

Pioneering pathway welcomes first-year medical students

First-year medical students with Professor Riitta Partanen.

Pioneering pathway welcomes first-year medical students

The first cohort of 鈥渉ome grown鈥欌�� doctors, trained exclusively in the Central Queensland and Wide Bay regions, has begun first-year studies through The University of Queensland鈥檚 Rural Clinical School.

5 February 2025