Institute for Molecular Bioscience
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Harnessing nature to discover cures for a better world. CRICOS Code 00025B. TEQSA PRV12080. Guidelines: https://t.co/5rz1yL6Crx
Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia
Joined February 2010
Season's Greetings from IMB! We are offline for the holidays and will be back in early 2025. 🎆 We wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday period 🎄
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Now online - research briefing from @inflammasomelab Mercedes Monteleone on our recent @NatImmunol publication on how pyroptotic cell corpses signal to dendritic cells from beyond the grave! #inflammasomes #pyroptosis @IMBatUQ @UQ_News @arc_gov_au Link:
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Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! 🎓 We are proud of each and everyone of you and wish you every success in your futures 💜
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Dr Melanie Oey is exploring the oxygenating potential of #microalgae. Her work includes developing a microalgae bandage to promote faster wound healing & using microalgae to produce cultivated meats. Discover more about her research & how microalgae is shaping the future.
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Psoriasis drug, icotrokinra, taken once daily achieved significant skin clearance versus a placebo in adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/6v0MVuCfsL
@ProtagonistTx #Psoriasis #PsoriasisDrug
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Who ever thought that we could find peptides in spiders 🕷️ to treat epilepsy 🧠⚡️?! In this week’s @EpilepsySparks Insights podcast 📹🎧, biochemist Glenn King - from the @IMBatUQ 🇦🇺 - tells us more! Watch/listen/read the episode on YouTube/podcast/our website 👇! 📹 YouTube
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🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 Our latest study on the sex-specific association between depression and cardiovascular diseases is now published in @Circ_Gen! 📄 Read the full paper here: https://t.co/icgVV3Yam8
@IMBatUQ @UQscience
ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Though epidemiological studies show increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks among individuals with psychiatric disorders, findings on sex differences in comorbidity have been...
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💔 Did you know? Women's genetic risk for depression is linked to heart problems more strongly than in men. 🧠❤️ Find out more in our latest research: https://t.co/YS307fL2DJ via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
Women with a higher genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease – even if they’ve never had a diagnosis of depression or other psychiatric disorders.
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Dr @ScientistShah and Dr @Clara_J_Jiang found women with a high genetic risk of developing depression are more likely to develop heart disease, by analysing genetic & health data from more than 300,000 people. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/CCvLVSHEv4
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Each person’s body is unique & many factors—like genetics, environment, and lifestyle—can impact how we respond to medications. Learn more about the science behind personalised medicine & the global push to make treatments more effective for everyone: https://t.co/CRpFtsWE1y
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Are you our first Science Journalist-in-Residence? 🔬 IMB & @ScienceJournOz is offering a paid stay for a practising journalist with at least 3 years' experience who focuses on science, health, technology, & enviro reporting. 🔗 For more: https://t.co/0U9TYuoVQc ❣️Closes 1 Dec
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🐜 Summer’s nearly here, and so are the ants! Dr Sam Robinson (@StingScience) shares expert tips on the different types of ant stings you might experience this summer in Australia and how to respond! 🦟 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/ssIKkScgW1
#AntStings #UQ #Research
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Could abalone and mussels hold the answer to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? Prof @ProfRobCapon and @MaterResearch's A/Prof @JakobBegunMD have commenced a 2-year study to detect and develop the anti-inflammatory properties of molluscs. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/T0eBTVeRO1
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Thanks for joining us at Cheese and Chats 🧀 We had an inspiring evening exploring the latest advances in precision medicine & efforts to make its benefits accessible to everyone. @CCRG_Research, @Nchaffyz, @ScientistShah, @LoicYengo, Dr Samarra Toby, @HendersonLab
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Researchers have developed a new class of painkillers based on the 'love molecule' oxytocin to treat pain caused by IBS & IBD. Abdominal pain affects 15% of adults & and this new drug promises few side effects unlike anti-inflammatories & opioids. 🔗 https://t.co/XYkv8xeZm0
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A new class of oral painkillers to supress chronic abdominal pain has been developed by @IMBatUQ. And they've based it on the hormone that induces childbirth contractions. https://t.co/ojc1i2OgRe
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If you have a spare 15 min, in honour of World AMR Awareness Week (#WAAW) here's a great documentary on how antibiotic misuse in food production is helping to drive antimicrobial resistance (with a few quotes in my messy office). @IMBatUQ
@COADD_news
@UQ_News
@AAMRNet_
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - where microbes such as bacteria and parasites evolve to resist the drugs designed to eliminate them - is now a critical global threat. The situation has been worsened by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in both healthcare and agriculture.
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Congrats to #UQ Professors Andrew Whittaker, Xiwang Zhang, @TheCraikGroup, Jianhua Guo, @MarkSchembri7 & Dr @WangGroupTech3D, who were awarded more than $3.8M through the @arc_gov_au to enhance Australia’s research capabilities & facilities🏆 🔗 https://t.co/EZrMppPzzY
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#UQ has been named the #1 university in Australia for the 2nd consecutive year in the @FinancialReview's 2024 Best Universities Ranking, reflecting our impact across education, research and communities. ➡️ https://t.co/w7RC48dDJd
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