Health
Australia is not prepared for climate change health impacts
A new report in the Medical Journal of Australia on the country's climate change mitigation and adaptation activities is out today.
Nov 29, 2018
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Health
How much time in the sun for healthy Vitamin D?
(Medical Xpress)—A world first QUT study aims to pinpoint the amount of time Queenslanders need to spend in the sun to achieve healthy levels of Vitamin D, by investigating the effect sunlight has on Vitamin D.
Sep 9, 2014
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Medical research
Underlying design mechanism and morphology of humanized bone probed
A team of biomedical engineers from Australia and Germany studied how human and mouse cells communicate with each other and found that this humanized tissue is physiologically integrated into single functional bone tissue ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Facebook: The new self-help
(Medical Xpress)—Writing on Facebook isn't merely the act of a narcissist - in fact, it's based on an age-old practice that helps people understand and improve themselves, a QUT media researcher said.
Jan 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop 'clever drugs for slimy bugs' in fight against staph infections
Eradicating deadly staph using a new breed of antibiotics has revealed promising results in research released by QUT, to help overcome one of the biggest modern medical challenges.
Dec 2, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Easing PTSD symptoms with exercise
A novel trial at the QUT Health Clinics' exercise physiology clinic investigating the use of exercise to alleviate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is producing new findings on the needs of those with ...
Nov 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Anti-androgen therapy can fuel spread of bone tumours in advanced prostate cancer
Anti-androgen therapy is commonly used to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer at stages where the disease has spread to the bones.
Jul 7, 2021
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Genetics
Obesity genes identified by worldwide research team
A massive worldwide analysis of genetic data from almost 340,000 people around the world has brought understanding of the genetic basis of obesity a step closer.
Feb 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New drug research for prostate cancer could also fight COVID-19
Dr. Lisa Philp and Professor Colleen Nelson, from the QUT Faculty of Health's School of Biomedical Science, are developing drugs to fight advanced prostate cancer that could also prevent and or treat acute respiratory distress ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chlamydia in testicular tissue linked to male infertility
The potential impact of undiagnosed sexually transmitted chlamydia infection on men's fertility has been highlighted in a QUT-led study, which for the first time found chlamydia in the testicular tissue biopsies of infertile ...
Oct 9, 2019
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