Researchers from The University of Queensland have found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) respond well to fertility treatments and have the same birth rate as women without the condition.

13 December 2023
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A University of Queensland study has found a child’s repeated exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) puts them at higher risk of behavioural problems.

25 May 2023

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $31 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to progress life-changing health and medical research.

15 December 2022
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The 2022 floods devastated communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and pushed emergency services to their limits. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.

1 March 2022
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Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.

6 October 2021
The longer a mother suffers maternal depression, the worse the outcomes for the child

The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk than others of behavioural problems and poor development.

15 June 2020

University of Queensland researchers have discovered why only 34 per cent of mothers exclusively breastfeed to six months, despite the global push to increase rates to 50 per cent.

4 June 2020

Parents will be pleased to know that more is not always better when it comes to play equipment for their children.

17 September 2019

Women who are depressed before conception are more likely to have children with poor psychosocial outcomes, University of Queensland researchers have found.

21 January 2019
Military veterans' long-term suffering shows that time does not resolve all issues. (Shutterstock image).

University of Queensland researcher Dr Robyne Le Brocque believes trauma is a fact of life. That’s why the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work senior lecturer sees such importance in her role as organising committee chair of next week’s...

2 September 2016