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People from a higher socioeconomic status drink more alcohol on average than those of lower socioeconomic background, according to new ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø research.

17 May 2024
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A new drug could prevent sepsis-related organ failure and death by restoring the health of a patient’s blood vessels.

9 May 2024
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A range of hyper accurate cancer drugs is in production at a newly opened research and manufacturing hub at ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø.

8 May 2024
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A new diagnostic and treatment approach for bladder cancer will undergo a clinical trial in Queensland.

7 May 2024
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¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to make a series of videos to address stigma and misinformation about sexually transmitted diseases.

7 May 2024
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A University of Queensland researcher has found molecular doorways that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders.

2 May 2024
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A large-scale, international study conducted by University of Queensland researchers has found people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are up to four times more likely to have two or more chronic physical health...

1 May 2024
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Forty-five per cent of patients admitted to hospital for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Australia and New Zealand die within a decade, according to University of Queensland research.

30 April 2024
A young women seated in a wheelchair is working at a pull-down weights machine in a gym, assisted by a female coach. The photo is in black and white.

¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø's ParaSTART program is giving people with high support needs a pathway to high performance sport.

29 April 2024
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Surveys involving thousands of adolescents and their primary caregiver have shown the prevalence of mental disorders within the age group is very different across Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

26 April 2024
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¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers have found people maltreated as children are 3 times more likely to be admitted to hospital for alcohol and substance use by the time they’re 40, compared to people who were not maltreated.

19 April 2024
A pre-term baby lies in a humidi-crib while two blue gloved hands administer medicine.

A milestone study led by ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers has identified the main types of E. coli bacteria that cause neonatal meningitis, and revealed why some infections recur despite being treated with antibiotics.

17 April 2024
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¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.

4 April 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have found targeting amyloid plaque in the brain is not essential for ultrasound to deliver cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative disorders.

2 April 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.

28 March 2024