Queensland Brain Institute neuroscientist Dr Michael Piper has topped off a remarkable year by receiving a 2010 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award and $90,000 of funding for his project.
23 September 2010A University of Queensland researcher is set to enhance disease-detecting technology through quantum mechanics after winning a $100,000 UQ Foundation Research Excellence award.
23 September 2010Most women with ovarian cancer in Australia are investigated and diagnosed promptly, despite anecdotal suggestions to the contrary, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
20 September 2010Graphic television commercials and newspaper ads have been used to reduce the incidence of young males being burned by throwing petrol on campfires, bonfires and outdoor BBQs.
20 September 2010Medical Student volunteers from The University of Queensland have created a free, kids-friendly mobile clinic to foster positive relations between the community and health professionals and ultimately reduce morbidity from preventable diseases.
8 September 2010University of Queensland and Deakin University researchers have today released a report with dozens of recommendations that strongly support more spending on prevention, but also warn that not all prevention measures are wise investments.
7 September 2010Newborn babies with low levels of vitamin D have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute have found.
6 September 2010After four weeks of work, UQ’s top three interprofessional teams of health students will come together to compete as part of the annual University of Queensland HealthFusion Team Challenge (UQ HFTC).
26 August 2010Students from UQ’s global health club are staging a fashion show to highlight emerging artists in Brisbane, and fundraise for medical educational, research and practice projects.
24 August 2010A UQ study is seeking at-risk volunteers to help aid early detection and treatment of lung cancer.
23 August 2010Research into the health care needs and issues of Australian and New Zealand Defence Force veterans, serving personnel and their families will receive renewed focus, with the Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health (CMVH), The University of...
17 August 2010TWO friends who studied medicine together almost half a century ago were honoured at a University of Queensland gala dinner on Saturday night.
5 July 2010Giving deaf children an opportunity to be heard has earned UQ graduate and current PhD candidate Dimity Dornan the Queenslander of the Year Award.
3 June 2010The University of Queensland scooped the pool when Premier Anna Bligh announced the prestigious Queensland Greats Awards today.
3 June 2010While Australia is one of the healthiest countries in the world for adults, the child mortality rate could be improved, according to new research co-authored by University of Queensland Professor of Medical Statistics and Population Health, Alan...
24 May 2010Older Australians are being overprescribed medications for depression, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers published today in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.
21 May 2010The University of Queensland has led development of a new computerised health assessment tool that is set to improve the quality and efficiency of hospital care for frail older people.
7 May 2010A new integrated video-conference suite has been launched at UQ School of Medicine’s Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine.
4 May 2010One of The University of Queensland’s first nursing graduates has been recognised for her work raising awareness of prevention and early detection of cancer by being named the Cancer Council Queensland’s Nurse of the Year.
4 May 2010Researchers at The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital and The Prince Charles Hospital in association with the Asthma Foundation of Queensland, are collaborating in a national study which could identify a new treatment for people...
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