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Researchers involved in an international trial tweaking the use of existing antibiotics believe their work could eventually save 30,000 lives annually.

A decade of outstanding research into fields including antibiotic resistance, fighting superbugs and improving burns care has been celebrated at The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) today.

Some days you might find yourself in and out of the toilet, and some days might go by without a single visit for a Number Two. Should this be a cause for concern?

Australia’s first Rural Health Commissioner, Emeritus Professor Paul Worley, will discuss the future of Central Queensland’s medical workforce at a University of Queensland forum in Rockhampton this weekend.

Two Australian Museum Eureka Prizes have been awarded to University of Queensland researchers for their outstanding discoveries in the fields of health and physics.

Two researchers investigating lung cancer and critical care practices for infants have received over $800,000 in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund.

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Two University of Queensland studies have confirmed that taking metformin, an oral medication, is a safe alternative to insulin injections for managing gestational diabetes.

A ​team of Queensland researchers developing new antibiotics to treat tuberculosis has been awarded $1.45 million by the US Department of Defense.

A drug developed in the USA is helping to reduce seizures in Australian children with epilepsy, according to a University of Queensland clinical trial.

University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded $4.34 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants.

Following a ban on tobacco smoking in prisons, some Australian prisoners are creating substitute cigarettes from crushed nicotine lozenges mixed with tea leaves. More than half of the participants we sampled in our recent study have used this product, known as “teabacco”.

A world-first trial of a treatment for Australia’s most common genetic disorder is being led by a University of Queensland researcher.

A burns specialist, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and a recent Faculty of Medicine Valedictorian have been named 2018 UQ Alumni Awards winners.

A University of Queensland researcher seeking to better understand how proteins are recycled in human cells has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship worth more than $700,000.

Nose bleeds, or epistaxes, are often a mystery to the 60% of us who have had at least one in our lifetime. Suddenly, and without obvious cause, bright red blood starts streaming from one nostril.

Understanding the link between diabetes and the gut could lead to the development of new therapies to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to University of Queensland researchers.

A study aiming to follow 10,000 Queensland families over three decades will commence with a pilot study involving University of Queensland researchers.

A medical training hub designed to improve the skills and retention of doctors in rural and regional Southern Queensland will launch in Toowoomba on Friday (10 August).

A landmark study is close to a breakthrough that would turn hospital waste into a product that could be used in agriculture or water treatment.