Research stories

Improved early detection and systemic therapies have seen breast cancer survival rates increase to 90%, five years post-diagnosis. Despite these vast improvements, between 5-20% of breast cancer survivors go on to develop brain metastasis or secondary brain cancer, a terminal prognosis.

UQ Dermatology Research Centre Director Professor H. Peter Soyer recently appeared on Network 10's The House of Wellness.

To celebrate International Pathology Day, Rebecca Lush, Curator of UQ's Integrated Pathology Learning Centre (IPLC) looks at why we should continue to use real specimens when teachign pathology.

COVID-19 has changed our world, and our drinking habits along with it. We compare people's drinking habits pre- and during the pandemic and what the implications of this behaviour might be.

Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death globally. Each year 7.1 million people who smoke will die from diseases caused by smoking, and an additional 1.2 million people will die from exposure to second hand smoke. In Australia, smoking causes nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of the disease burden. Currently, around 2.3 million Australians smoke tobacco daily.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common complication and cause of death in people with chronic kidney disease. High levels of phosphate, a mineral normally cleared by functioning kidneys, are a risk factor of CVD. Taking phosphate binder medication with food to bind phosphate in the diet, and reduce gut absorption, has long been a treatment for high phosphate levels in people with kidney disease.

The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is the world’s largest annual online survey of people who use drugs, run in multiple countries.

Researchers from our Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Business, Economics & Law have co-authored a report on the cost of residential aged care for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The report adds more evidence on the performance of the sector, and will ultimately contribute to the final recommendations, due to be handed down in February 2021.

Medical conference networking is critical to connect with global experts to form research collaborations.
But the coronavirus pandemic has brought large gatherings to a halt, causing concern for the impact on new research breakthroughs.

We are all home to trillions of micro-organisms including eukarya, bacteria and archaea, which are exceptionally small organisms that colonise our bodies. Most of these micro-organisms live in harmony with us and perform critical tasks central to our everyday life. In exchange, we provide them with shelter, nutrients and elements needed for their survival.