18017 /news/t/health-medicine en Õ¬Äе¼º½ to lead Australian clinical trial of next-gen ovarian cancer screening test /news/article/2025/02/uq-lead-australian-clinical-trial-of-next-gen-ovarian-cancer-screening-test <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at Õ¬Äе¼º½ this year.</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="2025-02-19T06:00:00+10:00">19 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 02:21:30 +0000 uqdcla21 136819 at /news Heatwave mortality studies reveal climate change impacts and risk for cities /news/article/2025/01/heatwave-mortality-studies-reveal-climate-change-impacts-and-risk-cities <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from Õ¬Äе¼º½ showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths </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="2025-02-18T06:00:00+10:00">18 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:10:42 +0000 uqdcla21 136709 at /news Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops /news/article/2025/02/biomedicine-shows-way-future-food-crops <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 for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement. </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="2025-02-14T06:00:00+10:00">14 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:14:45 +0000 uqnroock 136786 at /news Cancer immunotherapy treatment dramatically reduces sunspots /news/article/2025/02/cancer-immunotherapy-treatment-dramatically-reduces-sunspots <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 discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.</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="2025-02-13T15:15:00+10:00">13 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:30:14 +0000 uqdcla21 136741 at /news Less restrictive vaping laws linked to faster smoking decline /news/article/2025/02/less-restrictive-vaping-laws-linked-faster-smoking-decline <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 found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public </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="2025-02-12T08:45:00+10:00">12 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:55:19 +0000 uqpfrost 136803 at /news Study reveals reasons for misdiagnosis of frontotemporal dementia /news/article/2025/02/study-reveals-reasons-misdiagnosis-of-frontotemporal-dementia <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 discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factor</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="2025-02-11T06:00:00+10:00">11 February 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:14:14 +0000 uqkkyria 136780 at /news Õ¬Äе¼º½ team finds relative of deadly Hendra virus in the US /news/article/2025/01/uq-team-finds-relative-of-deadly-hendra-virus-us <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Researchers at Õ¬Äе¼º½ have identified the first henipavirus in North America. </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="2025-01-29T06:30:00+10:00">29 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:46:02 +0000 uqmbolt2 136700 at /news Moment in the sun: why greenspace planning is key to better health /news/article/2025/01/moment-sun-why-greenspace-planning-key-better-health <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 are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.</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="2025-01-23T06:00:00+10:00">23 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:33:36 +0000 uqmjon20 136688 at /news New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at Õ¬Äе¼º½ /news/article/2025/01/new-varieties-of-valuable-medicinal-plant-bred-uq <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at Õ¬Äе¼º½ have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry. </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="2025-01-20T06:00:00+10:00">20 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 01:44:59 +0000 uqnroock 136663 at /news Endometriosis poses substantial burden on Australia’s health system /news/article/2025/01/endometriosis-poses-substantial-burden-australia%E2%80%99s-health-system <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 conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of </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="2025-01-16T09:30:00+10:00">16 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:41:52 +0000 uqehalli 136644 at /news