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UQ research has found use of the opioid oxycodone in Australia almost halved after changes to packaging and prescribing practices in 2019.

The University of Queensland has struck a deal with Canadian health and wellness company PreveCeutical Medical which could revolutionise the way patients take medical cannabis.

Better online support services for suicidal people is more important than shutting down websites showing ways to die, a research academic from The University of Queensland says.

The research team is looking for adults with a chronic pain condition to participate in a short online questionnaire. Survey participants will enter a draw to win one of two $100 gift vouchers.

The University of Queensland has been awarded more than $1.5 million as part of Australia’s Economic Accelerator Seed Grants to progress research and technologies to benefit the primary industries.

The shortage of medical practitioners in regional rural and remote areas of Australia continues despite government initiatives. A new report identifies professional advantages stemming from rural practice as a strong motivator for medical students to ‘go rural’. The report Understanding the decision to relocate rural amongst Australian trained urban medical students and junior doctors, was ...

Researchers at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) are a step closer to understanding and combating the degenerative brain disease ataxia-telangiectasia.

A first-of-its-kind brain organoid grown at The University of Queensland has helped researchers identify therapies that reduce the impact of COVID-19 on people with Down syndrome.

Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Queensland study into the pest’s genetics.

Legislated ‘diversity’ quotas are not the answer to having more empowered women on Australian boards, according to research from The University of Queensland.