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New research has revealed a potential link between pollen from certain grass species and respiratory health issues such as asthma and hay fever.

Findings from the Global Drug Survey study, a project collaborated on by The University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Jason Ferris, reveals some Australians are turning to psychedelic drugs to self-treat mental illness and emotional distress.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are well-known eating disorders, but binge-eating disorder and Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED) are more prevalent, cause more disability, and warrant more attention from health policymakers and service providers.

Antibiotic dosing software research at The University of Queensland will look at ways of giving critically ill patients the best chance at survival and a successful recovery.

Two University of Queensland researchers were members of the Digital Metro North Hospital team that won the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the ‘Be a responsive government’ category.

In the new normal that will follow the current pandemic, can compassion improve how we live in society and care for the planet?

Two rural medical researchers from The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School (UQRCS) have taken out the 2020 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Foundation Best General Practice Research Article in the Australia Journal of General Practice (AJGP) Award.

Researchers are aiming to unlock the microbial secrets of native Australian animals’ low-methane digestive footprint and how environmental changes might disrupt their bacterial balance.

UQ and Microba partner to develop new treatments for Parkinson's disease

The more than 200,000 Australians currently living with a neurological condition will be glad to have The University of Queensland’s Dr Eduardo Albornoz in their corner.

Quality care for stroke patients gets a boost

Once you’re sunburnt, you can’t undo the damage to your DNA and skin structures, and you can’t speed up skin healing. You can only treat the symptoms.

A study on the vulnerable white shark has shown that approximately 206 to 252 sharks breed on Australia’s east coast each year.

Researchers call for people with mental illness to have top priority for COVID-19 vaccine

Dr Noel Hayman, Queensland’s first Indigenous doctor, blazed the trail and now Dr James Tronc is excited to follow in his illustrious footsteps.

Congratulations to the UQ Faculty of Medicine researchers featured in this year’s Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list.

Congratulations to the Faculty of Medicine researchers who have been awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants.

A new medication which can be applied to the skin could help prevent organ transplant recipients from developing harmful skin cancers.

It's been a busy month for our superstar Faculty of Medicine researchers, who have received a raft of fellowships, grants and accolades.

Congratulations to Dr Jana Vukovic, who has been awarded a prestigious Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship.