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A clinical psychologist who personally experienced ‘mum-shaming’ is leading a study aimed at addressing the effects of self-criticism among new mothers.

Practitioners and caregivers for aged care residents living with dementia and hearing loss will soon be able to draw on a free resource, developed by University of Queensland researchers.

Researchers are calling for Australia’s system of managing driver retirement for people with dementia to be overhauled.

Researchers are investigating the effectiveness of non-opioid pain relief for people with acute whiplash.

The modern life is leading people to move less and sit more. With transportation, working and leisure time, high amounts of sitting are becoming more and more common in our daily life.

Professor Stephen Birch has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to oral health services research.

Researchers from UQ’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences have been awarded $543,198 in recent funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund.

Two remarkable educators, academics and leaders from UQ’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences have been included in this year’s Australia Day honour’s list.

We caught up with Lee Sheppard, a PhD candidate at the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences.

Combining carbs, fat and protein in each meal is commonly referred to using the term ‘food combining’. The theory is that if you skip certain foods at various times it will allow for efficient digestion, decrease disease risk, and toxin build-up.