A University of Queensland study is one of the world’s first to investigate whether obesity and chronic diseases can be passed down three generations.
10 November 2014New research from The University of Queensland has found that women who regularly drink as little as two glasses of wine per drinking session while pregnant can adversely impact their child’s results at school.
9 October 2013Mental and substance use disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study, published in The Lancet today.
29 August 2013
A new research facility to place Queensland at the forefront of international paediatric research in Australia is one step closer with the building reaching street level today.
1 August 2013Thousands of Australians suffer communication and swallowing disorders for various medical reasons that make the field of speech pathology more complex than ever before.
21 June 2013
Adults suffering from asbestos-related diseases are needed to participate in a University of Queensland study on the role nutrition plays in the quality of life for patients diagnosed with asbestosis or mesothelioma.
3 June 2013Australians aged 60 and over spend more time watching TV than other adults and are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study from The University of Queensland has found.
24 July 2012A University of Queensland PhD scholar is examining the health effects of chewing wild tobacco plants by Central Australian Aboriginal women during pregnancy.
29 July 2011A University of Queensland student is leading the way with her world-first research on maternal and newborn co-sleeping practices in maternity units.
27 July 2011Placing speed cameras on roads reduces the number of road traffic injuries and deaths, according to a new study by University of Queensland and QIMR researchers.
4 October 2010A UQ study will employ a unique mobile phone application to improve the “communicative fitness” and lifestyle of brain-injured patients.
9 February 2010A University of Queensland study has found that females who experience early puberty have increased levels of aggression.
8 January 2010Cleverly marketed convenience foods combined with time-poor households have resulted in changed eating habits for Australian families, a recent UQ PhD has found.
10 December 2009
UQ researcher Dr Lane Strathearn sees strengthening the bond between mother and baby as a possible way of reducing childhood neglect.
9 December 2009
UQ’s School of Pharmacy is set to relocate to its new home within the $96 million Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) precinct at the end of 2009.
9 November 2009A new $7.5million GP Super Clinic, servicing Logan and Brisbane's south side, will help fill health service gaps, particularly for high-need groups.
5 November 2009
UQ has produced a multitude of talented leaders – but only one of them has a team that includes an Australian female Nobel laureate.
3 November 2009A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand.
20 October 2009A UQ pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative traditional Chinese exercise program on depression and obesity has produced very promising results.
19 October 2009Help for those with type 2 diabetes is only a phone call away, thanks to a research team from UQ’s Centre for Online Health.
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