Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at UQ have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
20 January 2025
UQ research has highlighted the need for specialised support services to help people with young onset dementia cope with giving up driving.
17 January 2025
UQ researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.
16 January 2025
Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.
15 January 2025
UQ’s BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza.
14 January 2025
Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, a UQ study has found.
14 January 2025
Australians spent more than A$400 million on medicinal cannabis in the first half of 2024 alone.
13 January 2025
Fall-related injuries in Australia’s residential aged care could be costing the health system $325 million annually, a University of Queensland study has revealed.
13 January 2025
Mental illness in Australian youth is rising. We don’t know why but despite very little evidence, social media is bearing the brunt of the blame.
7 January 2025
Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.
7 January 2025
Monarch butterflies appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australasia.
3 January 2025
Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes.
2 January 2025
A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.
19 December 2024
Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.
19 December 2024
UQ researchers have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.
19 December 2024University of Queensland researchers have secured 28 grants totalling more than $29 million to address critical health challenges.
18 December 2024
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but University of Queensland researchers have established the most scientific approach to detecting the disorder.
18 December 2024
UQ has conferred its highest honour on one of the university's first Torres Strait Islander graduates along with a highly regarded economist and an acclaimed author.
11 December 2024
A UQ-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.
11 December 2024
A potential new treatment for motor neurone disease developed by a company spun out of UQ has produced successful results in a human clinical trial.
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