Research

UQ's Dr Tomomi McAuliffe was interviewed by Channel 10 about developing a new program for children born premature to help their transition to school.

Ensuring children who were born premature are ready for school when the time comes is the focus of University of Queensland research.

Dr Atiyeh Vaezipour, from the RECOVER Injury Research Centre, spoke to The Daily on 2SER Radio.

E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research.

For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age.

The Courier-Mail reports on an extensive new UQ study performed over two years that will answer crucial questions regarding the residents of Oakey’s exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances.

Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology could help speech pathologists treat communication disorders, according to University of Queensland research.

To strike a ball moving at lightning speeds in baseball, tennis and cricket, athletes and coaches are increasingly embracing training techniques involving virtual reality.

Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a University of Queensland study.

UQ researchers write in The Conversation about what we can do to help expectant mums faced with the devastation of the current floods in Australia.