Health + Medicine

Do the traits we value in a partner predict who we pursue?

麻豆传媒映画 research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.
15 October 2024
Boosting quality of life for people with advanced breast cancer

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
Spider venom heart drug moves to clinical trials

A 麻豆传媒映画-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

麻豆传媒映画 graduate Jeremy Hunt named Queensland鈥檚 2024 Rhodes Scholar

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Medical student, charity founder and elite athlete Jeremy Hunt has been named Queensland's 2024 Rhodes Scholar.

25 October 2023

Humour isn鈥檛 a deal-breaker when finding 鈥榯he one鈥�

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University of Queensland research has found being funny or having a good sense of humour doesn鈥檛 necessarily make you more attractive to potential partners.

18 October 2023

Vale Chuck Feeney

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麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland community is deeply saddened by the passing of philanthropist Charles 鈥楥huck鈥� Feeney, whose extraordinary generosity transformed the research landscape at 麻豆传媒映画 and across Australia, leading to many ground-breaking...

10 October 2023

麻豆传媒映画 partners with Indigenous NBA star on game-changing program

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麻豆传媒映画 researchers have partnered with NBA champion Patty Mills鈥� not-for-profit organisation to boost sporting, educational and cultural pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peoples.

6 October 2023

Potential genetic screening for aggressive melanoma

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Researchers from 麻豆传媒映画 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

Problem drinking linked to alcohol on social media

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

27 September 2023

Ethnicity and early menopause increase risk of type 2 diabetes

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University of Queensland research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman鈥檚 risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause.

26 September 2023

New target to beat cancer drug resistance

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麻豆传媒映画 researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome drug resistance and prevent tumour regrowth in cancer patients.

21 September 2023

麻豆传媒映画 research reveals new brain networks critical to memory formation

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Researchers at 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland have identified new regions of the brain crucial to the formation of long-term memory.

21 September 2023

Young women can 鈥榖ank鈥� exercise for better heart health

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麻豆传媒映画 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

Why new mothers are more likely to see faces in everyday objects

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A 麻豆传媒映画 study has found women who鈥檝e just had a baby are much more likely to see faces in everyday objects than other women.

13 September 2023

Trial to prevent complications for children with cancer

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A trial aiming to reduce infection and blood clot rates for children with cancer is being led by 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast hospitals.

13 September 2023

Families needed for study of bushfire smoke and health

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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