Disease prevention

The benefits of peer-supported exercise regimes for survivors of breast, colon and prostate cancer are being studied by University of Queensland researchers.

Short bursts of high-intensity exercise could help people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes.

Dried skin secretions from toads could soon be used in a treatment for the benefit of cancer patients.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has committed more than A$1.3 million from its Breast Cancer Research Program to a Queensland study tackling the spread of tumours to the brain.

A clinical-stage biotechnology company established by The University of Queensland and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) to develop novel cancer supportive care and anticancer therapies has raised US$16 million in series A investment. 

Switching off a protein produced in breast cancer cells can stop cancer progression, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.

Queensland researchers have discovered a new way to target a rare form of breast cancer, giving hope for improved treatment options.  

The risks of hormone therapy when compared to complementary and alternative medicines in menopausal Australian women will be the focus of a new study, thanks to funding from Health World Limited.

Social isolation has been shown to pose a greater health threat than smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise – but that message is failing to get through to the community.

UQ researchers are looking for volunteers to participate in a study aimed at increasing physical activity in people living with Parkinson’s disease.