A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
Stethoscope and stylised human head and brain on pink background.

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

3 July 2025
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Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, UQ research has found.

2 July 2025
Two young women using vapes outdoors. Image, Adobe.

Young people with friends who vape are 15 times more likely to use e-cigarettes, and more adolescents are turning to illicit cannabis products, UQ research has found.

2 July 2025
Examples of 'good' fats: nuts, seeds, olives, fish oil supplements

Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers, researchers have found.

25 June 2025
A puzzle of the human brain with pieces incomplete.

A crucial link between the brain’s cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by UQ researchers.

25 June 2025
Microfluidics tools such as this are used to manipulate liquids and gas at incredibly small scales

Tiny gel droplets enhanced with UQ microfluidics technology could open new pathways to repairing and replacing damaged organs.

20 June 2025
Dendritic spines under magnification. Image, UQ.

A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by UQ researchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.

18 June 2025
An unimpressed woman holding up a piece of broccoli on a fork.

People who carry a bitter ‘supertaster gene’ have been linked to various health conditions including bipolar disorder and poor kidney function, UQ researchers have found.

12 June 2025
A woman's lower legs stepping onto weighing scales.

Diabetic weight loss medications are effective for people with schizophrenia without affecting psychotic symptoms, UQ researchers have found.

11 June 2025
Melanoma on severely sun-damaged skin

Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool that analyses multiple imaging types simultaneously.

7 June 2025
A person clasps hands with an elderly person

A person aged 75 to 80 is less likely to have dementia today compared to someone of the same age several decades ago, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 June 2025
A pregnant woman makes a healthy salad.

Iron deficiency in pregnancy may influence the sex development of a baby in utero, researchers have found.

5 June 2025
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Cairns and Townsville residents who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a research study.

30 May 2025
Man holding his lower abdomen in pain

Considered the natural “hunger hormone”, Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, UQ researchers have found.

29 May 2025
Newborn baby lying on bed in the sunlight.

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving UQ has found.

15 May 2025
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Health professionals will have access to national clinical practice guidelines to help assess and diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, after a 4-year research project led by UQ.

13 May 2025
A man in a laboratory holds a vial up to his face

About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. So, could we prevent medication shortages if Australia made more medicines?

12 May 2025
UQ reseachers examining light conversion technology in a lab.

Light conversion technology developed by UQ researchers will be used for wearable X-ray devices that make respiratory scans more comfortable for young children.

6 May 2025
A woman in pain sitting on her bed clutching her stomach.

Women who suffer from endometriosis have an increased risk of premature and early menopause, both naturally and surgically, UQ researchers have found.

1 May 2025