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It’s hard to get through a winter without suffering sore throat, but luckily they normally get better within a few days.

Australian researchers may be a step closer to preventing Type 1 diabetes after identifying a crucial protein that could prevent the autoimmune disease from taking hold.

Indigenous people recorded the highest rates of smoking cessation with support from a community program aimed at reducing tobacco consumption in Central Queensland.

University of Queensland researchers will partner with American biopharmaceutical company EpicentRx Inc. to evaluate new treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), speeding up development of potential new therapies.

In some Australian states, children can legally be detained from the age of ten years old. This has led to over-policing and over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. First Nations children represent 50% of youth incarcerated during 2021.

Researchers have isolated five strains of gut bacteria that could pave the way for new inflammatory bowel disease treatments and potentially help prevent some forms of bowel cancer.

In Australia, most states have introduced initiatives to provide people who menstruate with free period care products in public schools.

Medical researchers have gained a better understanding of how nitric oxide gas impacts children during and after heart surgery following the world’s largest study of its kind.

Women with a history of miscarriage and stillbirth have a higher risk of stroke in later life, according to University of Queensland research.

Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research by The University of Queensland.

University of Queensland researchers are calling for an urgent review of low influenza vaccination rates for pregnant women and whooping cough vaccinations for young and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander mothers-to-be.

Quitting smoking and taking a daily walk can do more than just protect your heart, they also help protect from developing rheumatoid arthritis.

A clinical study examining new ways of treating children with sepsis - using vitamin C and steroids alongside antibiotics - could save children’s lives around the world.

More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a younger age, especially among women.

A University of Queensland-led study has found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI).

New mums can access free online self-care resources to help them cope with the challenges of motherhood, as part of an ongoing research trial by The University of Queensland.

​​​​​​​A new garden at the University of Queensland’s Herston campus is growing a connection between staff, students and visitors with Australia’s Indigenous culture and history.

Researchers may have found a solution to improving fertility in women with obesity, following a successful trial in mice using diabetes medication to reduce blood glucose levels.

The importance of research into extracellular vesicles for understanding and treating certain endocrine disorders such as cancer and diabetes, has been detailed in a scientific statement.

GPs have been sounding the alarm over rising costs of providing care – compounded by the pandemic and more complex demands. Many have said they are abandoning bulk billing, the Medicare scheme that pays doctors a flat rate for providing consultations.