A new $2million research centre at the University of Queensland could reduce Australia’s spiralling rates of cardiovascular disease through early detection.
20 December 2002A new UQ study has proved that muscle tissue plays a vital role in regulating cholesterol levels in the body with implications for diseases like atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes.
26 November 2002Australian macadamia nut consumption in China is on the increase, judging by a market study by a group of UQ Gatton agribusiness students.
19 November 2002Australia is in a strong position to participate as suppliers, rather than as purchasers of services, in advanced space technology, according to a leading UQ space researcher.
24 September 2002A UQ Gatton graduate credits his degree with helping him obtain a fascinating research position in the Northern Territory and encourages people to attend UQ Gatton Open Day on Sunday, August 25.
19 August 2002Bullying, homophobia in schools and integration and behaviour management issues will be discussed at an interactive University of Queensland conference in Brisbane next week.
31 May 2002A new study at The University of Queensland is looking at ways to help people aged 45 and over take up and stick with regular physical activity.
31 May 2002Experiencing zero-gravity in a NASA aircraft dubbed the “vomit comet” in the company of Australian astronaut Dr Andy Thomas would be a dream come true for any engineering student.
28 May 2002Volunteers are urgently required for University of Queensland research into human growth hormone deficiency.
23 May 2002The University of Queensland is working towards the second flight in the international HyShot program to proceed at Woomera, possibly in late July or early August.
22 May 2002Students at seven Brisbane high schools will soon discover if sunflower plants they have lovingly nurtured for two months are heavyweight championship contenders.
20 May 2002Were large dinosaurs hot-blooded or cold-blooded? The topic is reviewed in a new book, edited by University of Queensland researchers.
27 April 2002Green-fingered University of Queensland and high school students will have the chance to achieve growing greatness and win cash prizes at the third UQ School of Land and Food Sciences Sunflower Growing Competition starting tomorrow, Friday, March 15.
14 March 2002Humans and their pets may be very similar in terms of psychiatric behaviour, according to a new Australian study involving a psychiatrist and an animal behaviourist.
14 March 2002The mental and physical wellbeing of 21-year-old Australians is to be analysed in an extraordinary longitudinal study that began when these young people were still in the womb.
2 January 2002
