Research

Household pesticides pose exposure risk for small children

Published on: 15 August 2016

Calls to a poisons hotline have revealed a disproportionate number of young children referred to hospital following suspected exposure to a household bug and spider spray.

UQ's Dr Stephen Anderson was the program's scientific consultant

Hormones drive animals to extremes

Published on: 17 August 2016

A senior University of Queensland lecturer has lent his expertise to a television documentary about the impact of hormones on animal behaviour.

Mothers taking part in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health will provide fresh insights into their children’s health and development.

Australia’s longest-running women’s health study to add children’s data

Published on: 22 August 2016

Research linking two decades of data on Australian women with outcomes for their children will provide an unparalleled insight into child health and development.

Stand Up Victoria was among the first large cluster randomised controlled trials of its kind

Stand up at work and be counted

Published on: 24 August 2016

A program encouraging office workers to stand up, sit less and move more has significantly reduced sitting time among participating public servants.

Debris from the gut of a short-tailed shearwater

Seabirds fall victim to junk food diet

Published on: 31 August 2016

A University of Queensland study has found widespread ingestion of debris by Australian marine and coastal birds – including among vulnerable and threatened species.

The incidence of oesophagael cancer is increasing, particularly among obese men with reflux (heartburn) and a history of smoking.

Researchers identify genetic key to more precise cancer treatment

Published on: 6 September 2016

International research has found some patients with oesophageal cancer should receive a combination of treatments, due to multiple genetic changes or mutations contributing to their disease.

Research questions whole brain radiotherapy for older lung cancer patients

Published on: 9 September 2016

Older lung cancer patients whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful radiotherapy, new research indicates.

Prof. Roslyn Boyd (UQ); Prof. Paul Colditz (UQ, QLD Health) with the first preterm baby to be scanned using the MR compatible incubator.

UQ cerebral palsy project awarded $1.5 million to advance early detection in babies

Published on: 16 September 2016

A University of Queensland project aimed at early detection of cerebral palsy in babies was today awarded State funding to further research as part of the government's Advance Queensland partnerships initiative.

Professor Paul Colditz and Professor Roslyn Boyd with the first preterm baby to be scanned using the MR compatible incubator, which is used to detect cerebral palsy.

UQ to create change with $4.87 million Advance Queensland funding

Published on: 19 September 2016

University of Queensland research to battle superbugs, save koalas, produce advanced manufacturing materials, help infants with cerebral palsy and more has attracted $4.87 million in Queensland Government funding.

The study looked at Bifidobacteria in children who had been exclusively breastfed for at least four months.

Research reveals importance of breast milk gene for toddler gut bacteria

Published on: 21 September 2016

University of Queensland researchers have found that a genetic variation affecting the composition of a mother’s breast milk could have a lasting impact on the gut health of her child.