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Instead of slowing down, New Zealanders appear to increase their pre-drinking after the age of 30, a University of Queensland study has found.

Experts are gathering in Brisbane this week to establish a road map for reducing melanoma deaths in Australia.

During the first round of hearings in the aged care royal commission, we heard many Australians would prefer to receive help at home than move into an aged care facility.

Two clinical trials for rare cancer treatments and a dialysis education program led by University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $7.6 million in grants.

Congratulations to Dr Cheneal Puljevic on receiving the 2019 UQ Early Career Researcher Grant.

Following a number of recent drug-related deaths at music festivals across Australia, pill testing has again become a hot topic across media outlets

A desire to improve the life and wellbeing of the disadvantaged is at the heart of UQ Centre for Health Services (CHSR) Research Fellow Kim-Huong Nguyen’s life.

To celebrate Research Week 2018, UQ is proud to share how UQ research is creating change, right across the world, every day.
Discover how our researchers are collaborating with research partners both in Australia and abroad to tackle substance abuse head-on.

Faculty of Medicine researcher Dr Sherry Wu and Centre for Health Services Research Director  Professor Len Gray have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to their fields at The University of Queensland Research Week awards.

Following a ban on tobacco smoking in prisons, some Australian prisoners are creating substitute cigarettes from crushed nicotine lozenges mixed with tea leaves. More than half of the participants we sampled in our recent study have used this product, known as “teabacco”.

Women who spend more time sitting down as they age are at higher risk of becoming frail, a University of Queensland study has found.

Outdated legal and policy frameworks are preventing health professionals and patients from using digital treatment options such as mobile phone apps.

What is the economic impact of teledermoscopy as a viable method of skin cancer triage? 

An integrated telehealth service could help close the gap for Indigenous Australians with dementia living in rural and remote communities.

A two-year physical exercise program for senior citizens in Brisbane has resulted in improved health and fitness for at-risk older people.

When a new treatment becomes available for a particular health condition, such as a new medication to treat a disease, it’s tested to see whether it’s effective for its intended purpose. It’s also tested for potential side effects. This is done through a series of human trials, known as clinical trials.

Not every drug designed by pharmaceutical companies makes it to the market; very few do. Only 9.6% of new drugs in development in the years 2006-2015 successfully made it to the market to be used by patients. That’s because there’s quite a process a drug needs to go through to make sure it’s not only effective for what it’s designed for, but that it’s not harmful.