Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness
Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.
5 March 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» biotech innovation partnership forges a second startup
A new startup aimed at discovering and developing anti-inflammatory disease medicines has been formed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s commercialisation arm UniQuest and global biotech company Molecule to Medicine.
4 March 2025
Participants with PTSD and complex PTSD needed for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» study
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers are seeking participants diagnosed with PTSD and complex PTSD for a clinical study aimed at improving understanding of its impacts on the brain and overall well-being.
4 March 2025
Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.
3 March 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has become the first university to be formally recognised by Dementia Australia as a Dementia-Friendly Organisation, an initiative that will inform research, raise awareness, reduce stigma and provide a supportive environment.
28 February 202524 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have been awarded more than $46 million in research funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Partnership Projects schemes.
28 February 2025
Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» study has found.
26 February 2025
Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» this year.
19 February 2025
Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.
18 February 2025Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.
14 February 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.
13 February 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.
12 February 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis.
11 February 2025
Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» have identified the first henipavirus in North America.Â
29 January 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.
23 January 2025
Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
20 January 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.
16 January 2025
Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.
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