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Iconic children’s characters the Teletubbies might not be what you’d expect to find in a medical thesis, but they’ve proven to be a winning ingredient for PhD student Cody Frear, who has taken out this year’s University of Queensland 3MT competition.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) recently declared climate change a health emergency, reflecting similar positions taken by a growing list of peak medical bodies around the world.

Parents will be pleased to know that more is not always better when it comes to play equipment for their children.

UQ Senior Research Fellow Dr Carlos Salomon has been awarded a prestigious Young Tall Poppy for his research into exosomes, tiny sacs released from cells, and their role in ovarian cancer and pregnancy complications.

Sepsis takes the life of more than one million children every year, but thanks to a boost in research funding, University of Queensland doctors are a step closer to beating the deadly disease.

Cervical cancer vaccine co-inventor Professor Ian Frazer AC will stand beside Presidents and Princesses at the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) awards in Kazakhstan later this month.

UQ’s Faculty of Medicine has appointed 25 Professors in recognition of their leading contributions to medical research and education.

Most Australians know it is unsafe to drink during pregnancy, but researchers say the number of children with lifelong impacts from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) remains far too high.

People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an ‘immune system reboot’, and researchers have isolated specific cells to target.

Healthy diet and lifestyle lay the foundation for good gut ‘microbiota’ in early childhood according to research published by The University of Queensland.

The next revolutionary medical breakthrough could happen on home soil following a $31 million million boost into University of Queensland-led health research projects.

A new figure has been put on the number of women in Australia living with endometriosis.

Patients will no longer be forced to wait months before seeing a specialist in an outpatient clinic under a health service designed by a computer model.

Researchers from The University of Queensland and University of Cambridge are exploring ways to help scientists better protect their work from the influence of the food industry.

University of Queensland scientists have identified a way to help dermatologists determine a patient’s risk of developing melanoma.

The effect on live music of changes to trading conditions in nightlife precincts generates heated debate. That’s because live music matters. It is a unique and important part of the late-night rhythm and culture of the city.

A disturbingly high proportion of young people, particularly women, experience unwanted sexual attention in entertainment districts across Queensland.

Our evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 “Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence” (TAFV) policy has found Queenslanders are still drinking more heavily than people in other states when going out at night.

Two research projects from The University of Queensland have been awarded funding through a new scheme aimed at supporting early career researchers in the skin and skin cancer fields.

Under the “Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence” policy, which among other things introduced statewide restrictions on trading hours, Queensland has recorded reductions in assaults, ambulance attendances and hospital admissions.