Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes
Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.
3 July 2025
Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols
The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.
3 July 2025
Call for rethink of food nutrition labelling
Food labelling is out of step with healthy diet recommendations and could be improved by including nutrient release rates, according to a UQ researcher.
3 July 2025
A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunisation Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers.
25 October 2021
A pathway helping the breast cancer protein BRCA1 repair damaged DNA has been identified by University of Queensland researchers in a study that will inform future targeted therapies.
21 October 2021
A University of Queensland start-up company, developing a potential new treatment for obesity-related liver disease, has secured a seed investment of $1.3 million from IP Group, a UK-based intellectual property business.
20 October 2021
Cell fitness has been identified as a way of predicting health outcomes in COVID patients, according to a University of Queensland study.
19 October 2021
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have found SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater samples from long haul flights of returning Aussies, proving they can detect it before passengers show symptoms.
18 October 2021
People with higher genetic risk of clinical depression are more likely to have physical symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue and migraine, University of Queensland researchers have found.
18 October 2021
Getting shy children to ‘face their fears’ and coaching parents in exposure therapy is the focus of a new study at The University of Queensland.
18 October 2021
More than 2,100 babies are stillborn in Australia every year – a statistic that hasn’t changed in nearly 30 years.
15 October 2021
A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study.
14 October 2021
A longitudinal study of Queensland families has found women on lower incomes are more likely to suffer with pre and post-natal depression.
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Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders have increased by more than 25 per cent worldwide, according to a world-first study of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
9 October 2021
A digital program enhancing physical and mental wellbeing for young people adjusting to life after cancer, will be developed by The University of Queensland in partnership with cancer support organisation Canteen.
8 October 2021
UQ Healthy Living is helping over 50s in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with a new digital game designed to train both the body and the brain.
7 October 2021
Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study.
6 October 2021
A landmark research project led by The University of Queensland is aiming to improve the cardiovascular health of young children with cerebral palsy (CP) by trialling a new running program.
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