Women recovering from endometrial cancer require health professionals to provide them with individualised weight management plans to assist with their recovery, a University of Queensland study has shown.
14 July 2021
For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age.
6 April 2021
A common intrauterine device (IUD) could help preserve fertility and reduce the need for hysterectomies for women suffering endometrial cancer, according to University of Queensland research.
22 March 2021
Maintaining normal weight and quitting smoking before the age of 40 may significantly prevent symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats in menopausal women, known as vasomotor symptoms (VMS).
11 November 2019
A drug developed in the USA is helping to reduce seizures in Australian children with epilepsy, according to a University of Queensland clinical trial.
20 August 2018
Another piece in the puzzle that is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been solved by a University of Queensland researcher in a step towards developing treatments for a disease that affects about one in every five Australians.
7 June 2018
Unique data from the Tiwi Islands and trends in ages and causes of death shows that health outcomes for some remote Indigenous communities have improved at an astonishing rate.
15 September 2017
The weight of a healthy human liver is typically 1.5 kilograms or less. After feeling like she was “pregnant for seven-odd years” Fiona Murray had hers removed and it topped 12 kilograms.
31 July 2017
A Queensland infectious diseases expert has warned more open-heart surgery patients could be diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection stemming from contaminated heater-cooler units.
24 February 2017
New research from The University of Queensland could help elephants in captivity enjoy longer, more comfortable lives by detecting foot disease earlier.
5 October 2016
A public health program that was modelled on University of Queensland research and designed to help people maintain the switch to a healthy lifestyle has been extended.
27 July 2016
The tropical archerfish can recognise people and spit at familiar faces, researchers from The University of Queensland and University of Oxford have found.
9 June 2016
Money might not guarantee happiness, but it could buy you physical health in older age, new University of Queensland research shows.
24 February 2016
How much does your genetic make-up have to do with your weight? A University of Cambridge scientist will discuss the issue at a public lecture at The University of Queensland on 2 November.
26 October 2015
Stand up and be counted: That’s the message from a University of Queensland study that found more time standing could improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels while lowering fats in the blood.
27 August 2015
The grandchildren of obese women face a heightened risk of being born and raised to a life of obesity, University of Queensland researchers have found.
26 March 2015
Brisbane researchers have developed an antibody drug that attacks cancerous ovarian cells and limits the serious side-effects of traditional treatments.
2 March 2015
Growing obesity levels are increasing the burden of cancers throughout the world, say University of Queensland researchers.
8 December 2014
