New national guidelines to improve fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis
Health professionals will have access to national clinical practice guidelines to help assess and diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, after a 4-year research project led by UQ.
13 May 2025
Why doesn't Australia make more medicines? Wouldn't that fix drug shortages?
About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. So, could we prevent medication shortages if Australia made more medicines?
12 May 2025
Light conversion tech to power wearable X-rays for children
Light conversion technology developed by UQ researchers will be used for wearable X-ray devices that make respiratory scans more comfortable for young children.
6 May 2025
The University of Queensland’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences has ranked among the best in the world for sport science for the second year in a row.
20 September 2017
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
Scientists are honing in on a potential treatment for osteoporosis, after performing the largest ever genetic study of the common age-related bone-thinning disease.
5 September 2017
Children may have a greater understanding of how to innovate and problem solve than previously realised.
4 September 2017
Minimising the impact of viruses upon the pig industry is a major objective of a $3.83 million grant to international scientific collaborators, including a team from Queensland.
30 August 2017
Australian tiger snakes have “hit the jackpot” because prey cannot evolve resistance to their venom.
22 August 2017
Grain research technology that will help combat food shortages stemming from climate change and a burgeoning world population have helped a young researcher claim the title of Advance Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.
14 August 2017
An international team of researchers has found a drug previously approved to treat breast cancer could also be used to shrink medulloblastoma, a common form of childhood brain tumour.
14 August 2017
Testing for two gene mutations commonly associated with melanoma would be insufficient to determine whether a mole could turn cancerous, University of Queensland research has found.
11 August 2017
Children as young as seven have the same capacity as adults to make judgements on the anti-social behaviour of others.
9 August 2017
An “alarming” number of families do not stick to treatment plans for their children’s long-term health conditions – and UQ researchers are determined to help turn the trend around.
8 August 2017
It’s said to be a “lightbulb” moment – when an idea pops into your head. The adult human brain often displays this kind of spontaneous activity – and UQ experts have uncovered how different early-life experiences can affect the nature of that...
4 August 2017
Scientists have a better understanding of the immune system at a molecular level, thanks to UQ-led research that may now lead to a range of new treatments for disease.
2 August 2017
Queensland researchers have discovered a new way to target a rare form of breast cancer, giving hope for improved treatment options.
1 August 2017
Psychologists are working on ways to reduce the brain’s sensitivity to pain, with the aim of improving pain management techniques.
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