News

UQ cerebral palsy project awarded $1.5 million to advance early detection in babies

Published on: 16 September 2016

A University of Queensland project aimed at early detection of cerebral palsy in babies was today awarded State funding to further research as part of the government's Advance Queensland partnerships initiative.
UQ Medical researchers recognised for excellence

Published on: 14 September 2016

Two researchers from Mater Research Institute UQ (MRI-UQ) have been honoured in The University of Queensland’s annual Research Awards.
Research to delay motor neuron loss

Published on: 14 September 2016

University of Queensland researchers have identified a potential treatment to delay motor neuron loss and symptoms in the inevitably fatal motor neuron disease (MND).
Five local schools benefit from telehealth partnership

Published on: 9 September 2016

A telehealth speech pathology program for children on the Western Downs is being expanded to four new schools following its successful introduction at Tara Shire State College last year.
Research questions whole brain radiotherapy for older lung cancer patients

Published on: 9 September 2016

Older lung cancer patients whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful radiotherapy, new research indicates.
Gold recognition for UQ’s Deputy Chancellor

Published on: 9 September 2016

University of Queensland deputy chancellor Dr Jane Wilson has been presented with the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ 2016 Gold Medal Award.
Researchers identify genetic key to more precise cancer treatment

Published on: 6 September 2016

International research has found some patients with oesophageal cancer should receive a combination of treatments, due to multiple genetic changes or mutations contributing to their disease.
One man’s pleasure is another man’s poison

Published on: 2 September 2016

University of Queensland School of Pharmacy researcher Dr Harendra Parekh will host a morbid but fascinating discussion at the upcoming event Murder in Brisbane – The Science of Life and Death.
Seabirds fall victim to junk food diet

Published on: 31 August 2016

A University of Queensland study has found widespread ingestion of debris by Australian marine and coastal birds – including among vulnerable and threatened species.
UQ celebrates 80 years of teaching medicine

Published on: 29 August 2016

Generations of the state’s doctors have started their medical careers at The University of Queensland, which is celebrating 80 years of medicine in 2016.
Stand up at work and be counted

Published on: 24 August 2016

A program encouraging office workers to stand up, sit less and move more has significantly reduced sitting time among participating public servants.
Australia’s longest-running women’s health study to add children’s data

Published on: 22 August 2016

Research linking two decades of data on Australian women with outcomes for their children will provide an unparalleled insight into child health and development.
Hormones drive animals to extremes

Published on: 17 August 2016

A senior University of Queensland lecturer has lent his expertise to a television documentary about the impact of hormones on animal behaviour.
Household pesticides pose exposure risk for small children

Published on: 15 August 2016

Calls to a poisons hotline have revealed a disproportionate number of young children referred to hospital following suspected exposure to a household bug and spider spray.
Cancer researchers give thanks to 1300 women

Published on: 11 August 2016

The Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer (QCGC) Research has paid tribute to women who participate in clinical trials, ahead of a patient symposium on research outcomes.
Health study calls for five-fold boost to activity levels

Published on: 10 August 2016

Researchers are calling for a major boost to physical activity recommendations, with a new study linking more weekly exercise to a reduced risk of five common diseases.
Study reveals cholesterol link in aggressive cancers

Published on: 8 August 2016

University of Queensland research has revealed how fats – including cholesterol – could increase the progression of aggressive cancers.
Hysterectomy with ovary conservation doubles odds of hot flushes, night sweats

Published on: 2 August 2016

Research has shown that hysterectomy doubles the odds of a woman enduring persistent hot flushes and night sweats, even if they retain their ovaries.
Queensland rays could pose toxic Asian medicine risk

Published on: 2 August 2016

Consumers of Asian alternative medicine derived from Australian marine life may be inadvertently consuming toxins, according to research by The University of Queensland.
Patients’ genes could hold the clue to reducing severe sepsis

Published on: 1 August 2016

Patients’ genes could unlock urgently needed new treatments for severe sepsis, which kills three and a half times as many Australians as the road toll.