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An Indigenous basketball player wearing an Australian uniform holds a basketball and prepares to shoot. There is a teammate and a stadium crowd in the background.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers have partnered with NBA champion Patty Mills’ not-for-profit organisation to boost sporting, educational and cultural pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peoples.

6 October 2023
Gloved hands are on a person's bare back with fair skin, inspecting moles.

Researchers from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and The Alfred hospital in Melbourne have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma.

4 October 2023

A University of Queensland study highlights a direct link between young people’s exposure to alcohol-related social media content and problem drinking.

27 September 2023
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University of Queensland research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause.

26 September 2023
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¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome drug resistance and prevent tumour regrowth in cancer patients.

21 September 2023
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Researchers at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have identified new regions of the brain crucial to the formation of long-term memory.

21 September 2023
A line-up of six women standing outdoors dressed in exercise gear, smiling and with their arms around the person beside them.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers have found women can retain the benefits of exercise during their 20s, going on to have better heart health later in life.

15 September 2023
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A ¹û¶³´«Ã½ study has found women who’ve just had a baby are much more likely to see faces in everyday objects than other women.

13 September 2023
plastic tubing with blue clips, taps and end pieces and a syringe with needs attached

A trial aiming to reduce infection and blood clot rates for children with cancer is being led by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast hospitals.

13 September 2023
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South East Queenslanders living near bushland and green spaces are being encouraged to join a University of Queensland study on the health impacts of bushfire smoke.

12 September 2023
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Australia’s biggest master-planned community could soon become one of our healthiest.

7 September 2023
a group of people stand in a circle under trees with eyes closed

A program linking sleep science and traditional knowledge is being expanded to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in regional Indigenous communities.

5 September 2023
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A University of Queensland research collaboration with Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital will look at reducing the risk of harm from medication for inpatients and those leaving hospital to return home.

4 September 2023
A group of teenagers standing on a basketball court in anticipation as a basketball sinks into a hoop

A study led by University of Queensland researchers has found children who regularly participate in sports from an early age will have better long term mental health.

4 September 2023

Patient recruitment is underway for a University of Queensland-led clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a diabetes drug to slow the progression of polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

31 August 2023