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It’s difficult not to get stressed in our fast-paced lives. Whether you’re working overtime, battling exams, or caring for a sick relative, chronic stress has become commonplace.

New research has found common power tools can cause catastrophic injuries to do-it-yourself enthusiasts, with angle grinders and table saws causing the most harm.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found that steroids such as prednisolone that are used for inflammation and immune diseases are more likely to cause people to store fat instead of burning it.

Australia’s rising number of gonorrhoea cases has been described as a potential ‘perfect storm’, with the emergence of extensively drug resistant strains overseas.

A new 3D whole body imaging system is revolutionising the way researchers determine how moles become melanoma.

Eight years of hard work has paid off for student Bethany Holt, who graduates today as the valedictorian for The University of Queensland’s Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery program.

The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine has received 18 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants for 2018, totalling more than $20 million.

Researchers at The University of Queensland are hoping a new form of immunotherapy could lead to better treatment of type 1 diabetes.

Adding aspirin to some existing cancer drugs could increase their effectiveness against a group of tumours resistant to treatment, new research has shown.

Forty two babies are stillborn in Australia every week, and 60 per cent of them are recorded as “unexplained”.

The rollout of low aromatic fuel has contributed to significant and sustained reduction in petrol sniffing and associated health problems in Indigenous communities, studies have found.

New research partnerships tackling health challenges in the Pacific are expected to result from a unique gathering at The University of Queensland in 2018.

New research shows that chronic stress suppresses the immune system’s response to cancer, reducing the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.

Researchers have shown a single blood test could identify which patients reporting to hospital with chest pain were at low risk of imminent heart attacks.

Human trials of an innovative treatment for rheumatoid arthritis developed by The University of Queensland have begun in Brisbane.

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine have been awarded $2.47 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to tackle important health challenges including obesity and infertility.

Women who consume alcohol around the time of conception could be putting their male offspring at greater risk of obesity in later life.

University of Queensland kidney and chronic disease researcher Professor Wendy Hoy has been elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS).

Abstaining from alcohol during preconception and pregnancy is usually considered to be the woman’s responsibility. But recent research is also pointing to a link between alcohol and poor sperm development, meaning the onus is on expectant fathers too.

Internationally-renowned gastroenterologist Professor Richard McCallum has been appointed an honorary professor at The University of Queensland.