‘Good’ fats and inflammation: more complex than first thought

Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers, researchers have found.

25 June 2025
Examples of 'good' fats: nuts, seeds, olives, fish oil supplements

Critical brain link could explain how Alzheimer's takes hold

A crucial link between the brain’s cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by UQ researchers.

25 June 2025
A puzzle of the human brain with pieces incomplete.

Australian canola farmers are one step closer to protecting their crops from a devastating disease thanks to a researcher from The University of Queensland.

24 September 2009

Understanding and preventing obesity is the driving force for University of Queensland researcher Dr Abdullah Mamun.

24 September 2009

A University of Queensland researcher has become one of only two Queenslanders to be appointed to a national research committee.

23 September 2009

The University of Queensland will host the 2013 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the International Science Olympiads for high school students throughout the world, sanctioned by UNESCO.

23 September 2009

A researcher from the UQ School of Tourism has earned a University of Queensland 2008 Dean's Award for an outstanding research higher degree thesis.

23 September 2009

Increasing the efficiency of regional tourism development is at the heart of a University of Queensland study.

23 September 2009

New research by a UQ legal expert will aim to avoid the kind of investor fallout experienced in the recent Storm Financial collapse.

23 September 2009

A project conducted at The University of Queensland is aiming to uncover why some pregnancy complications can make an individual more susceptible to heart disease and kidney failure.

23 September 2009
Veterinarian, Alister Rodgers

The University of Queensland has established the Alister Rodgers Memorial Hendra Virus Research Assistance Fund to work towards a solution to the problems of Hendra virus.

22 September 2009

A remarkable photographic series will be given its first complete showing in Australia as part of a new exhibition at UQ.

22 September 2009

Could University of Queensland research say goodbye to the flu forever?

22 September 2009