2025

For families of children with severe epilepsy, controlling seizures is often just the beginning of their challenges. Even in cases where powerful medications can reduce seizures, many children continue to face difficulties with learning, behavior and sleep that can be just as disruptive to daily life. New stem cell-based research […]

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that safeguards the chromosome ends from being mistakenly repaired by the cell. While DNA repair is vital for survival, attempts to repair the chromosome ends can have catastrophic outcomes for cells. The research, published in Nature, increases the understanding of how cancer and […]

Engineering researchers at the University of Queensland are developing a low-cost tool that could diagnose diseases like leukemia from a simple saliva sample. The project, led by Dr Dan Yuan from UQ’s School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, aims to deliver a portable benchtop device that replaces blood tests for […]