Dishwashing containers 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
Newborn vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of ADHD, schizophrenia, autism
Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving UQ has found.
15 May 2025
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
New treatments are on the horizon for ankylosing spondylitis and two other debilitating conditions that affect up to three per cent of the global population – thanks to a research and development deal involving University of Queensland research.
11 June 2015
The demands of a big race can make some motorsports athletes go to water – and that’s where the University of Queensland comes in.
11 June 2015
A University of Queensland clinical scientist has won a prestigious European award for potentially life-saving antibiotic drug therapy research.
9 June 2015
University of Queensland researchers are hoping to get to the pointy end of parents’ fears about childhood vaccinations by conducting an Australia-wide survey.
9 June 2015
Women who follow a Mediterranean-style diet in the years before becoming pregnant could face a significantly reduced risk of developing hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, new research from The University of Queensland (UQ) suggests.
5 June 2015
A leading Australian substance abuse expert is pleading for moderation in e-cigarettes policies.
5 June 2015
The role that stigma around mental health plays in the stress of a pregnancy – and birth complications - has been thrust into the spotlight by a study from researchers at The University of Queensland.
4 June 2015
The possible beneficiaries of the ground-breaking University of Queensland Telerehabilitation Clinic are limited only by imagination – and certainly not by geography or mobility.
4 June 2015
University of Queensland researchers have developed a world-first vaccine-style therapeutic approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating disease affecting more than 450,000 people in Australia.
4 June 2015
The way parents interact with their chronically ill children could be the key to better treatment and better results.
3 June 2015
Scientists are one step closer to understanding how the brain regulates memory and mood, thanks to the discovery of two distinct types of stem cells.
1 June 2015
A University of Queensland health expert has labelled the practice of inspecting children’s lunchboxes at school as both “perverse” and unlikely to improve children’s health.
29 May 2015
University of Queensland staff will be racing for research at The Brisbane Times City2South fun run on Sunday 14 June.
28 May 2015
Hallucinations and delusions in the general population are more common than previously thought.
28 May 2015
Ovarian cancer cells can lock into survival mode and avoid being destroyed by chemotherapy, an international study reports.
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