Research

Research revealing that giant manta rays are deep-sea predators is likely to be critical to efforts to protect the species.

The leader of a new Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) at Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland says urgent action is needed to tackle the issue in Australia.

Teens at risk of drinking in excess may not receive the health services they need as a result of gaps in national alcohol consumption reporting.

Antimicrobial researchers at The University of Queensland are focusing their attention on one of the biggest sources of antibiotic resistance in the world.

The University of Queensland’s Professor John McGrath has won a prestigious international fellowship in the Niels Bohr Professorship Program in Denmark to continue his ground-breaking research into schizophrenia.

Exercise coupled with controlled methamphetamine use prior to withdrawal could be a powerful new tool to treat “meth” addiction.

A five-year trial at a Brisbane Hospital has increased the accuracy of diagnosing patients with amyloidosis, a group of rare and incurable diseases caused by abnormal protein deposits in tissues and organs.

Almost one in five babies has a respiratory virus in their first month of life, research shows, but many do not exhibit signs of illness.

The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine has secured $8.3 million over five years from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to help tackle some of the world’s biggest health challenges.

The rapid emergence of vaping (e-cigarette use) has led a University of Queensland researcher to seek Australian participants for a large-scale international study.