More support needed to reduce high smoking burden in low-income households
Disadvantaged households have higher rates of smoking, putting pressure on their household budgets, University of Queensland research has found.
10 April 2025
Climate change causes longer pollen seasons in capital cities
A Â鶹ÊÓƵ study has revealed Australian capital cities are experiencing longer pollen seasons due to climate change.
9 April 2025
Social media use linked to poor adolescent diets
Poor dietary habits in adolescence – lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast – is directly linked to overusing social media, University of Queensland research has found.
8 April 2025
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living with chronic disease in rural areas will benefit from improved healthcare access thanks to a $500,000 grant.
4 April 2025
The types of play equipment found in Australian households is associated with the sex of the children living there, a Â鶹ÊÓƵ study has found.
4 April 2025
Researchers at Â鶹ÊÓƵ have found improving the function of the gut microbiome may delay the onset of type 1 diabetes.
3 April 2025
New guidelines have been developed for the treatment of schizophrenia after a collaboration of international experts from 30 countries.
3 April 2025
The potential for 3D photography to improve melanoma early detection is a topic of increasing interest in the medical community.
27 March 2025
Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers have received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Awards for excellence and outstanding contributions to the sector.
27 March 2025
Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers are designing nanotechnology they believe could improve how we treat the most aggressive form of breast cancer.
24 March 2025
Digital health education will be integrated into university degrees across Australia as part of an initiative to upskill the country’s healthcare workforce
21 March 2025
Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, according to an international survey led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers.
19 March 2025
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has launched an ambitious strategy to train more First Nations doctors, with many expected to stay on to practice in regional and rural communities.
17 March 2025
Researchers at Â鶹ÊÓƵ have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.
5 March 2025
A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ's commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.
4 March 2025
Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers are seeking participants diagnosed with PTSD and complex PTSD for a clinical study aimed at improving understanding of its impacts on the brain and overall well-being.
4 March 2025
Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.
3 March 2025
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.
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