Alysha Addicott

Human trial finds ultrasound treatment for dementia is safe

By Alysha Addicott / January 6, 2026

Scanning ultrasound to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease has been found to be safe and well tolerated in a first-in-human pilot study conducted by University of Queensland researchers. Read the full article…

Margaret Valadian AO MBE: UQ’s final grotesque celebrates a true pioneer

By Alysha Addicott / January 6, 2026

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of a deceased person. The Great Court was originally built to house 50 ‘grotesque’…

How to spot a deepfake video Your how-to guide for the Sora 2 era

By Alysha Addicott / January 6, 2026

OpenAI launched Sora, a groundbreaking app for AI-powered video generation. Think TikTok, but every clip is created by artificial intelligence (AI) – from Olympic gymnastics routines to backflips on a…

How resilient are you? 4-question test and proven strategies from a psychology expert

By Alysha Addicott / October 23, 2025

Welcome to our new Contact series, the self-checkout. In these stories, UQ experts will share the central questions we can ask to learn more about ourselves, along with research-backed strategies for personal growth.…

UQ scientists grow living skin in world-first

By Alysha Addicott / October 23, 2025

University of Queensland researchers have been the first in the world to successfully grow fully functioning human skin in a laboratory. Read the article in UQ News.

New ‘Google maps’ approach to revolutionise lung cancer treatment

By Alysha Addicott / October 23, 2025

People with the most common form of lung cancer could receive more effective, individualised treatment after University of Queensland researchers developed a way to predict how cancer cells will respond…