Research

Not enough physical activity and too much sitting and screen-time have been linked with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adolescents in developing countries, in a UQ-led study.

An international group of researchers and healthcare practitioners working to advance understanding of the issues surrounding donors of substances of human origin (SoHO), is being led by UQ researchers.

Jokes targeting certain groups of people are better received when the joke teller is part of the group being mocked, research from The University of Queensland has found.

Q&A with Dr Tammy Aplin, Research Fellow in Occupational Therapy from UQ's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Dr Hang Ta from UQ's School of Pharmacy and AIBN has received funding from the Heart Foundation for her research into how nanomedicines could detect and treat heart disease - still the single leading cause of death in this country.

University of Queensland drug expert, Professor Wayne Hall is among the authors of the five-paper series published today as the opioid crisis continues, cannabis legalisation expands, global stimulant problems grow, and the number of new psychoactive substances identified continues to increase.

Many males think talking about body dissatisfaction is socially undesirable and associate it with a sense of shame, a University of Queensland study has found.

The consumption of caffeine, citrus, vitamin B and dietary fibre is higher in communities with higher socioeconomic status, according to new research from The University of Queensland.

We caught up with Associate Professor Gary Osmond, ARC Future Fellow at the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences.

The effect of sleep on learning – particularly after brain injury – is the focus of a study by University of Queensland researchers.