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Asthma is a chronic lung condition that affects more than 2 million Australians.

In a study published this month in the journal Blood, UQDI’s Professor Maher Gandhi and his colleagues at Stanford University have revealed a new technique that enables early detection of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The University of Queensland’s Professor Ian Frazer – hailed as “the man who saved a million lives” – has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2015 European Inventor Awards.

Breast cancer research at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute is bypassing the tumour and focusing on the environment in which the cancer lives.

University of Queensland research has shown that a high-cholesterol diet increases the spread of prostate cancer tumours to lymph nodes, lungs and bones.

Researchers from The University of Queensland feature prominently in the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, launched this evening in Canberra.

Bridgestone has presented its inaugural Career Establishment Grant to a Queensland researcher to help find a cure for blood cancer – a disease which strikes 31 Australians daily.

University of Queensland research to prevent, treat and diagnose a range of cancers has been boosted by the injection of $1.78 million in Cancer Council Queensland funding.

Recreational runners are wanted for the largest online study of its kind in Australia to determine the role of genetics in exercise-induced bone and tendon injuries.

Around 30 Australians are diagnosed with melanoma every day and more than 1,200 die from the disease each year.

Dr Carly Fox realised a lifelong dream when she graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine in 2008.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer. One of the major causes of SCC is sun exposure, which can cause DNA damage. SCC is treatable if caught early, but if left untreated for too long, it can become malignant.

UQ Diamantina Institute researchers have received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) across seven projects in the areas of genomic medicine, cancer including melanoma and breast cancer and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

The University of Queensland’s efforts to translate research on autoimmune diseases into life-changing treatments has attracted a nomination in the Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) Research Commercialisation Awards.

Research institutes at The University of Queensland (UQ) hosted 24 Chinese students from Fudan University and Wenzhou Medical College for six weeks, enabling closer ties between the institutions.

Genetic research will be in the spotlight next week when the most advanced genome sequencing facility in the Southern Hemisphere opens its doors to the public.

Research into blood cancer will be boosted with a new high-level appointment at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute.

Two UQ Diamantina Institute researchers have been ranked among ‘The world’s most influential scientific minds’ by multinational media body Thomson Reuters.

Researchers at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute and The University of Sydney Centenary Institute have developed a 3D model of a melanoma tumour that enables them to visualise the growth states of cancer cells in real-time.