29157 /news/t/research en 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">΢Åĸ£Àûresearchers 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 Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe as the pill when it comes to cancer risk: new study /news/article/2025/01/long-acting-contraceptives-seem-be-safe-pill-when-it-comes-cancer-risk-new%C2%A0study <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk.</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="2025-01-15T11:00:00+10:00">15 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:44:54 +0000 uqpfrost 136673 at /news Odds on for a shift in the gender appeal of sports betting /news/article/2025/01/odds-shift-gender-appeal-of-sports-betting <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, 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="2025-01-14T06:00:00+10:00">14 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 04:59:36 +0000 uqkkyria 136653 at /news ΢Åĸ£Àûmanufactures 3D printed scaffolding to rebuild jaw bones /news/article/2024/10/uq-manufactures-3d-printed-scaffolding-rebuild-jaw-bones <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at UQ, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone. </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="2025-01-09T06:00:00+10:00">9 January 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:50:27 +0000 uqccla12 136333 at /news Study finds fluoride in water does not affect brain development /news/article/2024/12/study-finds-fluoride-water-does-not-affect-brain-development <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 University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.</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="2024-12-19T12:00:00+10:00">19 December 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 03:46:49 +0000 uqdcla21 136497 at /news Why medium-sized animals are better built for speed /news/article/2024/12/why-medium-sized-animals-are-better-built-speed <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 have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.</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="2024-12-19T12:00:00+10:00">19 December 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:06:00 +0000 uqnross4 136571 at /news Giving animal strength to medical robotics /news/article/2024/12/giving-animal-strength-medical-robotics <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 have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.</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="2024-12-19T08:00:00+10:00">19 December 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:20:03 +0000 uqehalli 136560 at /news ΢Åĸ£Àûresearch aims to improve fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis /news/article/2024/12/uq-research-aims-improve-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-diagnosis <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but University of Queensland researchers have established the most scientific approach to detecting the diso</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="2024-12-18T10:00:00+10:00">18 December 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:51:36 +0000 uqpfrost 136532 at /news Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce /news/article/2024/12/corals-depend-near-neighbours-reproduce <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 new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.</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="2024-12-17T06:15:00+10:00">17 December 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:27:10 +0000 uqnroock 136551 at /news ΢Åĸ£Àûultrasound treatment for Alzheimer's licensed to new startup /news/article/2024/12/uq-ultrasound-treatment-alzheimers-licensed-new-startup <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 promising ultrasound therapy to potentially restore brain function in people with Alzheimer&#039;s disease has been licenced to a new startup spun out of UQ.</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="2024-12-17T01:30:00+10:00">17 December 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:32:55 +0000 uqebla11 136556 at /news