Research

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.

Jessica Spence, PhD scholar in the UQ School of Psychology, spoke to The Academic Times about meta-analysis that examined children's linguistic-based social preferences.

Professor James Ward, director of the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, writes for The Australian.

A new clinical resource to help people living with memory impairments has been created by a UQ School of Psychology researcher.

UQ's School of Dentistry Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo spoke to the Brisbane Times about an intervention that reduced Indigenous kids’ tooth decay rates in remote north Queensland.

A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living in remote north Queensland, a study has found.

Professor Jochen Mueller from UQ's Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences spoke to the ABC about  how Williamtown residents can participate in a study assessing PFAS changes in blood.

Professor Thomas, Director of the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, talks to the ABC about whether microplastics are actually bad for us.

Deep-seated resistance to addressing institutional and systemic racism in our health system is thwarting progress towards improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, say Indigenous leaders in an important paper published today.