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A young man is being helped from a wheelchair into a swimming pool by two trainers.

A competitive swimming program developed by UQ researchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition.

19 November 2024
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A UQ-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.

18 November 2024
an older woman sits on a sofa clutching her stomach

UQ researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.

18 November 2024
Older man and woman exercising at home with elastics and weights.

An international study led by a UQ researcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

12 November 2024
Professor Keith Chappell in the lab using a centrifuge

Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland’s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening respiratory viruses.

7 November 2024
A black and white image of a pair of old leather boxing gloves hanging against a brick wall

UQ researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.

5 November 2024
a person lied on a bed with their feet in a round machine and another person stands nearby

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study.

1 November 2024
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A First Nations UQ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024
A man with greying hair and beard wearing a navy shirt stands with sandstone columns behind him.

An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

25 October 2024
A man and a woman on a date, the woman holding a drink

UQ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.

15 October 2024
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Two hundred people are being recruited for a major study investigating how diet and exercise can help those living with metastatic breast cancer.

11 October 2024
A male scientist in a lab coat and goggles holds a pipette above a large black spider in a container.

A UQ-led project to develop the first-ever drug to treat heart attack and protect donor hearts will move to human clinical trials, after receiving $17.8 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

7 October 2024
An illustration of red virus cells against a light blue background.

More than 1,400 experts have visited Brisbane for the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated to influenza, chaired by UQ's Associate Professor Kirsty Short.

4 October 2024
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A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the UQ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

3 October 2024
Dr David Klyne fits Wolbert van den Hoorn with a sleep monitoring device on his head

A ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland study investigating the links between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain.

2 October 2024