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
University of Queensland researchers are examining how family members are affected when a loved one is unable to drive following a brain injury.
3 November 2014The dream to help develop new and innovative rehabilitation strategies for people after stroke has secured a UQ researcher a prestigious fellowship from the American Australian Association.
3 November 2014
Queensland researchers have found that sudden “chromosomal catastrophes” may trigger a third of oesophageal tumours, the fastest rising cancer in Australia.
3 November 2014
University of Queensland researchers are working on a prostate cancer test that is as simple as a pregnancy test.
31 October 2014
University of Queensland marine neuroscientists are plunging to new depths in submersibles on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Coral Sea.
30 October 2014Frontline health staff will now be better equipped to manage deteriorating patients thanks to a new online simulation-based learning program.
30 October 2014
Fluorescent fruit flies have helped University of Queensland researchers take a critical step toward understanding the human brain’s neuronal “wiring” and how it can go awry.
30 October 2014
Research seeking better treatments for heart disease, cancer and chronic pain has led to a major award and a $50,000 grant for the University of Queensland’s Professor David Craik.
23 October 2014
University of Queensland researchers will play a key role in a new $39 million research centre working to unravel the secrets of the immune system.
20 October 2014
Australia’s first Centre of Research Excellence in Chronic Kidney Disease will be established at The University of Queensland with a $2.5 million grant announced today.
17 October 2014
Fruit and vegetables have been identified as a vital key to mental well-being. A University of Queensland study suggests eating eight or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day not only leads to better physical health but improves mental well...
17 October 2014
The seemingly-miraculous power of babies’ hearts to repair themselves after being injured has spurred a University of Queensland research team to investigate if this ability can be harnessed for new heart attack treatments.
17 October 2014
Sixty Brisbane Telstra office workers are at the front line of a University of Queensland project that aims to combat the health risks that result from prolonged sitting.
10 October 2014
Residents of Tara and Wandoan will soon be able to consult Brisbane-based medical specialists without travelling far from home.
9 October 2014
University of Queensland researchers have gained new insights into how the body sorts and transports protein ‘cargo’ within our cells, in a finding that could eventually lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and...
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