Õ¬Äе¼º½

an older woman sits on a sofa clutching her stomach

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.

18 November 2024
Older man and woman exercising at home with elastics and weights.

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.

12 November 2024
Professor Keith Chappell in the lab using a centrifuge

Recruitment is underway for a clinical trial testing a vaccine candidate produced with Õ¬Äе¼º½â€™s molecular clamp technology against life-threatening respiratory viruses.

7 November 2024
A black and white image of a pair of old leather boxing gloves hanging against a brick wall

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.

5 November 2024
a person lied on a bed with their feet in a round machine and another person stands nearby

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.

1 November 2024
Three people standing on a stage, one of them holding a trophy

A First Nations Õ¬Äе¼º½ academic is aiming to help address the under representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s pharmacy workforce.

31 October 2024
A man with greying hair and beard wearing a navy shirt stands with sandstone columns behind him.

An Aboriginal epidemiologist and a leading gynaecologic oncologist have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

25 October 2024
A man and a woman on a date, the woman holding a drink

Õ¬Äе¼º½ research has found the traits people value in a romantic partner can influence their dating choices.

15 October 2024
Woman wearing head scarf power walking through park. Adobe

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
A male scientist in a lab coat and goggles holds a pipette above a large black spider in a container.

A Õ¬Äе¼º½-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
An illustration of red virus cells against a light blue background.

More than 1,400 experts have visited Brisbane for the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated to influenza, chaired by Õ¬Äе¼º½'s Associate Professor Kirsty Short.

4 October 2024
An award recipient holding up a large cheque

A PhD candidate whose research aims to address the challenges faced by families of children with temporary feeding tubes has won the Õ¬Äе¼º½ 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

3 October 2024
Dr David Klyne fits Wolbert van den Hoorn with a sleep monitoring device on his head

A University of Queensland study investigating the links between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain.

2 October 2024
A 3D high resolution image showing multicoloured tiny dots in a long, organic shape against a black background.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a common and highly effective anti-seizure medication.

1 October 2024

Completing a PhD is no easy feat, but throw in significant health challenges and that makes the academic achievements of one Õ¬Äе¼º½ graduate even more remarkable.

19 September 2024