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Three University of Queensland researchers have each received $1 million from the FightMND foundation for clinical trials to help fast-track potential treatments for motor neurone disease.

University of Queensland researchers say increased media coverage and greater public awareness has led to a misconception that mental health problems are becoming more common in Australia, although the evidence is that prevalence rates have remained stable.

Australian and Chinese experts in antibiotic resistance meet today to focus their attention on one of the biggest threats to global health.

The brain waves of healthy newborns – which appear more abnormal than those of severe stroke victims – could be used to accurately predict which babies will have neurodevelopmental disorders.

Understanding how the brain processes social information could advise brain stimulation treatments in conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has committed more than A$1.3 million from its Breast Cancer Research Program to a Queensland study tackling the spread of tumours to the brain.

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine are celebrating success in the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Fellowships scheme.

Keyhole surgery should be the preferred standard of care for women needing a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer, an international clinical trial has shown.

More breast cancer patients could benefit from treatments currently used only for patients with a faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, an international research collaboration has shown.

New research could pave the way for more precise treatments for potentially deadly respiratory infections in children with the rare disease ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).

A new study could pave the way for a simple blood or saliva test to predict whether an expectant mother is likely to have a preterm birth.

Projects tackling key health challenges of antimicrobial use and skin cancer are the first to be funded under a flagship initiative by The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine.

An international research collaboration has revealed clusters or ‘hotspots’ of genetic mutations known as ‘tandem duplications’ may contribute to the growth of breast cancer.

A University of Queensland researcher has won a prestigious award for his work to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients.

The discovery of a regenerative stem cell active in human blood vessels could help patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

A cutting edge, non-invasive brain stimulation technique could improve cognitive control for people with conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.

Four University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine researchers have been recognised as part of the prestigious Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers List for 2016.

A University of Queensland project aimed at early detection of infectious disease in dairy cows could save Australian and New Zealand dairy industries millions of dollars.

University of Queensland researchers are calling for a greater focus on addressing common mental disorders in children to avoid a potential ‘tsunami’ of long-term issues in adulthood.

Australian researchers in world first trial to find robotic surgery for prostate cancer is no more effective than open prostatectomy.