Research

A dentistry PhD student from The University of Queensland has taken the crown in a major research communications competition for her work on prolonging the bond between fillings and teeth.

People trying to quit smoking are more likely to use electronic cigarettes and smokers who have quit were more likely to be daily users, a University of Queensland study has found.

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.

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.

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

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.

Almost $400,000 in seed funding has been awarded to collaborative projects between The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences.