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
Fun virtual-reality goggles that allow patients to fly a digitised plane are being used to combat neck pain.
20 March 2015
Research showing that patients with early psychosis report high rates of childhood trauma has important implications for clinicians, a University of Queensland psychologist has found.
18 March 2015
Understanding the frequent emotional and mental struggles involved in weight management and wellbeing is at the heart of a new University of Queensland study.
18 March 2015
Following the mantra that a healthy body equals a healthy mind, exercise physiology students from the University of Queensland are providing exercise and lifestyle programs to people with mental illness.
16 March 2015University of Queensland research into establishing Australia’s first national standardised pollen monitoring program has been boosted by funding from the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia.
13 March 2015
One of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies has awarded The University of Queensland a $160,000 research grant to help identify potential new pathways that contribute to the development of asthma, a disease that affects more than two...
11 March 2015
Improving health outcomes for urban Indigenous people will be the focus of the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, a new centre at The University of Queensland that was officially opened tonight.
9 March 2015
A University of Queensland research team has been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to target brain inflammation in people with Parkinson’s disease.
6 March 2015
A study showing that tooth decay in Logan-Beaudesert children has dropped 19 per cent since the introduction of fluoridation has been backed by the Australian Dental Association of Queensland (ADAQ).
5 March 2015
University of Queensland researchers have found seven peptides (mini-proteins) in spider venom that block the molecular pathway responsible for sending pain signals from nerves to the brain.
4 March 2015
In the boxing ring he famously floated like a butterfly, but for Parkinson’s disease sufferers such as Muhammad Ali it could be an ability to dance The Nutcracker that delivers another lease on life.
4 March 2015
An experimental Ebola vaccine made using an Australian virus called Kunjin might help in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus, an international study led by The University of Queensland has found.
3 March 2015
Moses Rifkin's blog post on “Teaching Social Justice in the Physics Classroom,” has ignited a new round of conversation about the kinds of skills scientists need.
3 March 2015
The University of Queensland is performing the Southern Hemisphere’s most advanced cardiac imaging, opening the way for improved diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
2 March 2015
Brisbane researchers have developed an antibody drug that attacks cancerous ovarian cells and limits the serious side-effects of traditional treatments.
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