18017 /news/t/health-medicine en SMART move: ΢Åĸ£Àûto host national push for next-gen therapy manufacturing /news/article/2025/04/smart-move-uq-host-national-push-next-gen-therapy-manufacturing <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">΢Åĸ£Àûwill host a $238 million industry-led research centre to accelerate industrial-scale manufacturing of regenerative therapies for illnesses including heart disease, can</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="2025-04-24T10:15:00+10:00">24 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:21:05 +0000 uqccla12 137127 at /news ΢Åĸ£Àûjoins $18m effort to transform prostate cancer care /news/article/2025/04/uq-joins-18m-effort-transform-prostate-cancer-care <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">΢Åĸ£Àûwill play a key role in a national effort to revolutionise treatment for men with prostate cancer.</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="2025-04-23T09:30:00+10:00">23 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:34:16 +0000 uqgocon7 137139 at /news ΢Åĸ£Àûtests vaccine response in ‘moonshot’ challenge /news/article/2025/04/uq-tests-vaccine-response-moonshot%E2%80%99-challenge <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">΢Åĸ£Àûresearchers are attempting to create a vaccine in just 150 days to prove how far their response capabilities to a viral pandemic have come since COVID-19. </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="2025-04-16T08:00:00+10:00">16 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:11:12 +0000 uqadruce 137031 at /news Potent brain potential in Queen Garnet plum /news/article/2025/04/potent-brain-potential-queen-garnet-plum <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 high-antioxidant fruit created in Queensland could have the potential to boost human brain activity and scientists at ΢Åĸ£Àûare keen to carry out further research. </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="2025-04-14T05:15:00+10:00">14 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Sun, 13 Apr 2025 19:17:50 +0000 uqnroock 137094 at /news Robust research and regulation critical in quest for pain relief /news/article/2025/04/robust-research-and-regulation-critical-quest-pain-relief <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">One of the world’s foremost pain experts has highlighted the risks of bypassing established processes for assessing the safety and effectiveness of medicines at the launc</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="2025-04-10T09:15:00+10:00">10 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:14:22 +0000 uqklyell 137079 at /news More support needed to reduce high smoking burden in low-income households /news/article/2025/04/more-support-needed-reduce-high-smoking-burden-low-income-households <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Disadvantaged households have higher rates of smoking, putting pressure on their household budgets, ΢Åĸ£Àûresearch has found.</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="2025-04-10T06:30:00+10:00">10 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:40:51 +0000 uqelawr3 137066 at /news Climate change causes longer pollen seasons in capital cities /news/article/2025/04/climate-change-causes-longer-pollen-seasons-capital-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">A ΢Åĸ£Àûstudy has revealed Australian capital cities are experiencing longer pollen seasons due to climate change.</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="2025-04-09T06:00:00+10:00">9 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 03:55:37 +0000 uqpfrost 137061 at /news Social media use linked to poor adolescent diets /news/article/2025/04/social-media-use-linked-poor-adolescent-diets <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Poor dietary habits in adolescence – lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast – is directly linked to overusing social media, University of Queensland research</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="2025-04-08T08:45:00+10:00">8 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 06:48:30 +0000 uqelawr3 137041 at /news Crucial funding boost to transform Indigenous digital healthcare /news/article/2025/04/crucial-funding-boost-transform-indigenous-digital-healthcare <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living with chronic disease in rural areas will benefit from improved healthcare access thanks to a $500,000 grant. </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="2025-04-04T11:30:00+10:00">4 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:49:25 +0000 uqgocon7 137020 at /news Sex stereotypes shape children’s play in Australian homes /news/article/2025/04/sex-stereotypes-shape-children%E2%80%99s-play-australian-homes <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The types of play equipment found in Australian households is associated with the sex of the children living there, a ΢Åĸ£Àûstudy has found.</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="2025-04-04T06:00:00+10:00">4 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:53:52 +0000 uqpfrost 137014 at /news