A shoe insole using bionic technology to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance has been designed by University of Queensland researchers.
28 October 2021Unrestricted age limits on TikTok leave children exposed to videos that could reinforce a positive attitude towards vaping and e-cigarette usage, new University of Queensland research has found.
27 July 2021Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will benefit from the expansion of a University of Queensland-led health project aimed at improving clinical care within primary health care services nationally.
6 July 2021Almost 70 per cent of low-income households aren’t claiming up to $1000 in child dental benefits they are eligible for, according to University of Queensland and Telethon Kids Institute research.
25 May 2021A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living in remote north Queensland, a study has found.
12 March 2021Anyone who’s slaved over a school sausage sizzle may not be surprised to learn that parents and friends raise an average $752 a year for every state school student in Australia.
12 February 2021YouTube videos showing cannabis vaping as fun and joyful are widely available and easily accessible to young people, a study led by University of Queensland researchers has found.
10 February 2021A new training centre nearly 700km west of Brisbane, designed to boost nursing, midwifery and allied health skills in some of Queensland’s most remote areas, officially opened in Charleville today.
19 November 2020An online system to monitor symptoms and cravings will help combat heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders, which affect about a third of Australian men and a quarter of women at some point in their life.
7 September 2020Two University of Queensland environmental scientists have been named 2020 Australian Laureate Fellows.
9 July 2020A University of Queensland simulation program that uses trained actors as patients to replicate clinical practice won the Learning Experience category at the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards this week.
29 August 2019A program to address social isolation and reduce burden on the health care system is being trialled in Australia, thanks to a partnership led by The University of Queensland.
1 July 2019The benefits of peer-supported exercise regimes for survivors of breast, colon and prostate cancer are being studied by University of Queensland researchers.
24 October 2018The University of Queensland has ranked first in the world for Mining and Mineral Engineering in global subject rankings released today.
18 July 2018A specialist rehabilitation and surgery centre has taken a major step forward with the formal signing of a 20-year partnership between Metro North Hospital and Health Service and The University of Queensland.
18 May 2018Eating food from only the right side of the plate, shaving or applying make-up to only one side of the face, and running into objects on the left are common traits post stroke and for some survivors current therapies aren’t working.
31 January 2018Shoe insoles are being trialled to improve balance, walking and physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes and associated foot nerve damage.
1 September 2017University of Queensland work to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harm among young people has benefited from $2.31 million in Federal Government funding.
18 August 2017The University of Queensland has been awarded almost $7.5 million to accelerate improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia.
7 August 2017A Queensland hospital has become the first to trial how increased activity in an acute stroke unit impacts on patients.
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