18017 /news/t/health-medicine en Õ¬Äе¼º½ swimming program a win for young people with cerebral palsy /news/article/2024/10/uq-swimming-program-win-young-people-cerebral-palsy <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A competitive swimming program developed by Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-19T16:00:00+10:00">19 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:02:46 +0000 uqebla11 136338 at /news Facebook ads targeting people at risk of harm under scrutiny /news/article/2024/11/facebook-ads-targeting-people-risk-of-harm-under-scrutiny <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A Õ¬Äе¼º½-led study has revealed how alcohol and gambling companies target people with Facebook advertising for addictive products.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-18T10:00:00+10:00">18 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 23:58:03 +0000 uqebla11 136420 at /news New oral drug to calm abdominal pain /news/article/2024/11/new-oral-drug-calm-abdominal-pain <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-18T06:00:00+10:00">18 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:03:34 +0000 uqnroock 136388 at /news Age related health decline a predictor of future dementia risk /news/article/2024/10/age-related-health-decline-predictor-of-future-dementia-risk <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">An international study led by a Õ¬Äе¼º½ researcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-12T06:00:00+10:00">12 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 04:29:19 +0000 uqdcla21 136367 at /news Volunteers needed for trial of newly developed vaccine candidate for respiratory diseases /news/article/2024/11/volunteers-needed-trial-of-newly-developed-vaccine-candidate-respiratory-diseases <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with Õ¬Äе¼º½â€™s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-07T10:00:00+10:00">7 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:30:37 +0000 uqpfrost 136376 at /news Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers reveal the long, silent history of sports concussion /news/article/2024/11/uq-researchers-reveal-long-silent-history-of-sports-concussion <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-05T06:00:00+10:00">5 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:19:29 +0000 uqmjon20 136373 at /news Call for volunteers for quit smoking study with benefits /news/article/2024/10/call-volunteers-quit-smoking-study-benefits <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-01T06:00:00+10:00">1 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:10:10 +0000 uqnroock 136356 at /news Õ¬Äе¼º½ Pharmacy researcher celebrated for excellence in Indigenous education /news/article/2024/10/uq-pharmacy-researcher-celebrated-excellence-indigenous-education <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A First Nations Õ¬Äе¼º½ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-31T09:30:00+10:00">31 October 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:40:09 +0000 uqccla12 136360 at /news Two Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers honoured as AAHMS Fellows for 2024 /news/article/2024/10/two-uq-researchers-honoured-aahms-fellows-2024 <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-25T08:30:00+10:00">25 October 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:45:23 +0000 uqebla11 136342 at /news Do the traits we value in a partner predict who we pursue? /news/article/2024/09/do-traits-we-value-partner-predict-who-we-pursue <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Õ¬Äе¼º½ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-15T12:45:00+10:00">15 October 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:43:08 +0000 uqccla12 136282 at /news