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The Commonwealth Government has announced the allocation of 10 more Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for UQ's Doctor of Medicine program.

Researchers have found that a protein which protects the body from fungal infections is also responsible for making certain diseases like irritable bowel disease (IBS), type 1 diabetes and eczema more severe.

Researchers from The University of Queensland and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research have shown that people using the antipsychotic clozapine do not need regular blood monitoring after two years.

A University of Queensland study has revealed that Australian women with endometriosis can experience symptoms for around a decade before being diagnosed.

Professor Paul Griffin explains everything you need to know about the new COVID booster vaccines.

Alcohol, tobacco, food and gambling industries are among those that lobby government ministers and their advisors to help shape public policy. But when we looked for details of who’s lobbying whom in Australia, we found government lobbyist registers largely left us in the dark.

When armed conflict breaks out, we first focus on the people affected. But the suffering from war doesn’t stop when the fighting does.

UQ researcher, Dr Emma-Anne Karlsen, has been recognised at the prestigious global event, Falling Walls Lab, in Berlin. The PhD student placed third out of 100 participants from 64 countries in the Science Breakthrough of the Year category, receiving praise for her research on repurposing a low-cost and pre-existing drug to help expensive anti-cancer treatments work better and to fight tumours more effectively.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have secured more than $20.5 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) 2024 Discovery Projects scheme.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and its high levels of caffeine are among the main reasons why. It’s a natural stimulant that provides an energy buzz, and we just can’t get enough.

UQ has secured almost $1 million to pilot a health care model developed in consultation with First Nations peoples living with type 2 diabetes.

Medical student, charity founder and elite athlete Jeremy Hunt has been named Queensland's 2024 Rhodes Scholar.

Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of these organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract are collectively known as the gut microbiome.

Researchers have mapped cancer tumours of the head and neck, and identified “poles” which could be used to make treatments more effective.

UQ researchers have joined forces with international colleagues to discover and validate new drugs for inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease, brain disease, or joint disease.

Vaccinating pregnant mothers against whooping cough at the right time can significantly reduce the risk to babies.

Researchers from The University of Queensland and The Wesley Research Institute have found a high number of at-risk children are living with undiagnosed coeliac disease.

Sun exposure is the number one cause of skin cancer – including the most deadly form, melanoma. High levels of sun exposure cause an estimated 7,200 melanomas in Australia each year.

University of Queensland researchers have compared brain development in marsupial and placental mammals, bringing us one step closer to understanding how the mammalian brain evolved.

UQ researchers have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma.