18017 /news/t/health-medicine en Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes /news/article/2025/06/why-we-cheer-louder-homegrown-heroes <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearchers have 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="2025-07-03T08:00:00+10:00">3 July 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:21:49 +0000 uqehalli 137412 at /news Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols /news/article/2025/06/rewriting-rulebook-schizophrenia-meds-why-it%E2%80%99s-time-rethink-clozapine-protocols <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 most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears </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="2025-07-03T06:15:00+10:00">3 July 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:18:23 +0000 uqelawr3 137438 at /news Call for rethink of food nutrition labelling /news/article/2025/06/call-rethink-of-food-nutrition-labelling <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Food labelling is out of step with healthy diet recommendations and could be improved by including nutrient release rates, according to a ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearcher. </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="2025-07-03T05:30:00+10:00">3 July 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:47:53 +0000 uqnroock 137428 at /news Fluoride has greater benefits for vulnerable children /news/article/2025/06/fluoride-has-greater-benefits-vulnerable-children <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearch 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="2025-07-02T07:00:00+10:00">2 July 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:23:46 +0000 uqdcla21 137303 at /news Peer influence drives youth vaping epidemic /news/article/2025/06/peer-influence-drives-youth-vaping-epidemic <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Young people with friends who vape are 15 times more likely to use e-cigarettes, and more adolescents are turning to illicit cannabis products, ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearch 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="2025-07-02T06:00:00+10:00">2 July 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 02:44:39 +0000 uqdcla21 137419 at /news ‘Good’ fats and inflammation: more complex than first thought /news/article/2025/06/good%E2%80%99-fats-and-inflammation-more-complex-first-thought <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Omega-3 fatty acids, popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body, appear to increase certain inflammatory markers, researchers have 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="2025-06-25T07:00:00+10:00">25 June 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:03:19 +0000 uqelawr3 137377 at /news Critical brain link could explain how Alzheimer's takes hold /news/article/2025/06/critical-brain-link-could-explain-how-alzheimers-takes-hold <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 crucial link between the brain’s cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearchers.</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="2025-06-25T06:45:00+10:00">25 June 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:55:40 +0000 uqelawr3 137387 at /news ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏtech bringing regenerative medicines closer than ever /news/article/2025/06/uq-tech-bringing-regenerative-medicines-closer-ever <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Tiny gel droplets enhanced with ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏmicrofluidics technology could open new pathways to repairing and replacing damaged organs. </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="2025-06-20T07:00:00+10:00">20 June 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:00:11 +0000 uqadruce 137369 at /news New brain pathway discovered as key to memory formation /news/article/2025/06/new-brain-pathway-discovered-key-memory-formation <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 lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress di</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="2025-06-18T04:45:00+10:00">18 June 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:42:55 +0000 uqdcla21 137352 at /news Bitter ‘supertaster gene’ linked to increased health risks /news/article/2025/06/bitter-supertaster-gene%E2%80%99-linked-increased-health-risks <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">People who carry a bitter ‘supertaster gene’ have been linked to various health conditions including bipolar disorder and poor kidney function, ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏresearchers have 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="2025-06-12T06:00:00+10:00">12 June 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:21:02 +0000 uqgocon7 137324 at /news