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Hanging up the car keys hard for people with young onset dementia

UQ research has highlighted the need for specialised support services to help people with young onset dementia cope with giving up driving.

17 January 2025
A pair of hands on a car steering wheel.

UQ releases 4,280 new student offers in major round

Almost 4,300 students have secured a place at The ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland in today’s major offer round, bringing the total number of UQ offers so far to about 10,700 for Semester 1, 2025.

16 January 2025
Students from UQ's Young Achievers Program
Woman in hospital bed wearing a hospital gown with her abdomen being examined.

UQ researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.

16 January 2025
doctor holding 3D model of uterus

Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks.

15 January 2025
An image of the Vaxxas high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) technology, showing a small patch containing thousands of microprojections.

UQ’s BASE facility and biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

14 January 2025
A woman sits on a couch looking at a phone showing a sports betting app

Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, a UQ study has found.

14 January 2025
Doctors handwriting a prescription with dried medicinal cannabis.

Australians spent more than A$400 million on medicinal cannabis in the first half of 2024 alone.

13 January 2025
Elderly hand holding a youthful hand with greenery background

Fall-related injuries in Australia’s residential aged care could be costing the health system $325 million annually, a ÄôСÓêÊÓƵ3·Ö25Ãë of Queensland study has revealed.

13 January 2025
A model jaw covered by a small latticed 3d-printed cover

Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at UQ, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone.

9 January 2025
Young child holding a cellphone

Mental illness in Australian youth is rising. We don’t know why but despite very little evidence, social media is bearing the brunt of the blame.

7 January 2025
a spotty lizard with a wide mouth is licking its lips

The full cost of recovering all of Australia’s threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.

7 January 2025
the round skull of an animal with large teeth

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.

7 January 2025