Health + Medicine

New ultrasound imaging to map drug delivery into the brain

A new device combining ultrasound and advanced imaging to provide crucial information for the safe delivery of drugs into the brain has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.
11 July 2025
Algae unlocks a cheaper, greener and more ethical way to grow cells

The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae, developed by 91快活林 researchers.
10 July 2025
Child hearing loss more common in culturally and linguistically diverse families

Children from culturally and linguistically diverse families are more likely to have hearing loss compared to their ethnic majority peers, research led by 91快活林 has found.
9 July 2025

People with back pain needed for 91快活林 study

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91快活林 researchers are seeking participants for a study looking to understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain.

9 August 2024

Calculate your personal long COVID risk

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The 91快活林-led and developed COVID-19 Risk Calculator has been updated to determine a person鈥檚 risk of developing long COVID.

1 August 2024

91快活林 research shows positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

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University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

1 August 2024

Personalised cancer vaccines to be produced at new 91快活林 lab

A new facility at 91快活林 is set to provide Australian researchers with cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.

26 July 2024

91快活林 awarded almost $1 million to address global health challenge

91快活林 researchers have been awarded almost $1 million through the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) to combat the threat of antimicrobial resistance to human health.

12 July 2024

Respiratory bacteria 鈥榯urns off鈥� immune system to survive

Researchers from 91快活林 have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness.

12 July 2024

91快活林 research reveals exercise brain boost can last for years

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A longitudinal study by 91快活林 researchers has found high-intensity interval exercise improves brain function in older adults for up to 5 years.

10 July 2024

Detecting lung cancer with nanotech

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University of Queensland researchers have designed a device that uses a simple blood test to detect early stage lung cancer.

9 July 2024

Revealing a master controller of development and ageing

University of Queensland researchers have unlocked crucial molecular secrets of ageing in cells, potentially paving the way to improve quality of life as people age.

8 July 2024

91快活林 training centre to tackle antimicrobial resistance in agribusiness and environment

聽A new training Centre led by 91快活林 is partnering with industry to tackle the global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant infections, which affect humans, animals and the environment.

5 July 2024

Quail imaging offers insights into congenital birth defects

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Researchers at 91快活林 have for the first time captured images and video in real time of early embryonic development to understand more about congenital birth defects.

1 July 2024

Tech trial to speed regional melanoma diagnosis

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A 91快活林-led project will test a combination of technologies to improve the early detection of potentially fatal skin cancers in patients in regional and rural Australia.

24 June 2024