Quit smoking study expanded to North Queensland
Cairns and Townsville residents who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a research study.
30 May 2025
Breakthrough could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease
Considered the natural “hunger hormone”, Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, UQ researchers have found.
29 May 2025
Dishwashing a source of microplastic pollution
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, UQ researchers have found.
20 May 2025
A newly discovered method of identifying the creation of proteins in the body could lead to new insights into how learning and memories are impaired in Alzheimer’s disease.
2 September 2014
A University of Queensland project to develop a smartphone app to prevent Indigenous youth suicide in the State has received more than $800,000 from the Federal Government.
1 September 2014
An office enriched with plants makes staff happier and boosts productivity by 15 per cent, a University of Queensland researcher has found.
1 September 2014Western Downs communities now have better access to specialist medical care, after QGC Pty Limited invested $1.3 million to expand telehealth services in the region.
28 August 2014
The quest to better understand human biology at a minuscule level has led to the creation of a $26 million international research centre in Melbourne.
28 August 2014
Stem cells from placenta usually discarded after childbirth can now be used to develop treatments for conditions such as diabetes, with each placenta containing enough stem cells to potentially treat 100 patients.
27 August 2014
The world’s leading researchers will work together to tackle dementia after The University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) joined with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Biophysics (IBP) to create a research centre.
26 August 2014
Genetic research will be in the spotlight next week when the most advanced genome sequencing facility in the Southern Hemisphere opens its doors to the public.
25 August 2014
Becoming a part of a social group can significantly reduce the effects of depression, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
25 August 2014
Science Minister Ian Walker opened the new Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus today.
21 August 2014
A career devoted to improving the health and nutrition of children with cancer has drawn a prestigious World Cancer Research Fund International Academy Fellowship for a University of Queensland researcher.
20 August 2014
Research into blood cancer will be boosted with a new high-level appointment at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute.
12 August 2014
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a way of predicting cancer-free survival in breast cancer patients and identified a new treatment target.
11 August 2014A University of Queensland dental health expert, who has a focus on children’s dental health, is available to speak to media for Dental Health Week this week.
5 August 2014
The University of Queensland has several senior researchers available to speak to media during National Diabetes Week from 13 to 19 July, 2014.
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