Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin is linked to poor vaccine antibody responses in the general population, a University of Queensland study has found.
25 May 2021
A large genetic study revealing new insights about how genes influence birth weight could eventually help ensure babies are born at a healthy weight.
2 May 2019
Brain size doesn’t just relate to how smart people are but also to how bitter they find tonic water, University of Queensland researchers have found.
4 February 2019
Understanding the link between diabetes and the gut could lead to the development of new therapies to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to University of Queensland researchers.
13 August 2018
Genes can help explain why some babies have a low birth weight, a major international study jointly led by The University of Queensland has found.
29 September 2016
Binge-eating in teenagers may be linked to a gene variation, according to new research from the University of Queensland.
21 July 2015
The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded six new Research Fellowships at The University of Queensland, and extended funding on another four.
2 September 2014An international study that has identified new genetic regions involved in rheumatoid arthritis has shed light on existing medicines that could be effective in treating the disease.
6 January 2014Research designed to help patients with cancer, schizophrenia, stroke and depression features among projects that were today awarded new funding at The University of Queensland.
23 October 2013The University of Queensland’s scientific excellence will be on show at the AusBiotech Conference in Brisbane in October.
15 October 2013
A Queensland medical researcher who is on the trail of genetic markers for rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis has won the state’s top science prize.
16 May 2013The University of Queensland has received a major funding boost to its development of a saliva test to diagnose the early stages of head and neck cancer linked to Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
8 March 2013Australian life sciences researchers will translate their discoveries into commercial products faster thanks to a newly established Queensland Node of the Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA – Qld Node).
25 July 2012
An international collaboration involving the development of next-generation of smart medicines in Brisbane has received a boost, with $485,000 in State Government funding
19 June 2012
The vision of a specialised centre to better understand and treat head and neck cancers will come to fruition — thanks to $15 million funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, the Queensland Government and the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
9 March 2012Patients suffering from a painful form of arthritis, which fuses bones in the spine and pelvis, may have hope for the future development of new treatments due to a breakthrough discovery at The University of Queensland.
11 July 2011An international research team including researchers at UQ's Diamantina Institute and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified a new variant of a gene that helps to regulate iron and haemoglobin levels.
13 October 2009
Australia will have a stronger role in global efforts to address major diseases like cancer and diabetes following a $50 million gift, the biggest donation of its kind in the nation’s history.
27 July 2009
New genes discovered by Australian and New Zealand researchers may hold the key to new treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
15 June 2009The University of Queensland (UQ) and Professor Ian Frazer have applauded the Australian Government for pledging $40 million towards a "missing link" medical research and development facility.
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