Study exposes link between genetic risk of depression and heart disease in women
Women who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, UQ researchers have found.
5 December 2024
Promoting menstrual health awareness in Indigenous communities
UQ researchers have launched a menstrual health teaching guide for classrooms co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.
4 December 2024
Life-changing cream to treat skin cancer moves closer to reality
A topical cream to help prevent and treat skin cancers in organ transplant patients is a step closer to development.
29 November 2024
Researchers have found 70% of Australians diagnosed with major depressive disorder are not receiving even the minimal treatment necessary.
22 November 2024
A competitive swimming program developed by UQ researchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition.
19 November 2024A UQ-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.
18 November 2024
UQ researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.
18 November 2024
An international study led by a UQ researcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.
12 November 2024
Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with The University of Queensland’s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening respiratory viruses.
7 November 2024
UQ researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.
5 November 2024
Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study.
1 November 2024
A First Nations UQ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.
31 October 2024
An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
25 October 2024
UQ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.
15 October 2024
Two hundred people are being recruited for a major study investigating how diet and exercise can help those living with metastatic breast cancer.
11 October 2024
A UQ-led project to develop the first-ever drug to treat heart attack and protect donor hearts will move to human clinical trials, after receiving $17.8 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
7 October 2024
More than 1,400 experts have visited Brisbane for the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated to influenza, chaired by UQ's Associate Professor Kirsty Short.
4 October 2024
A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the UQ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.
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