18017 /news/t/health-medicine en Sex stereotypes shape children鈥檚 play in Australian homes /news/article/2025/04/sex-stereotypes-shape-children%E2%80%99s-play-australian-homes <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The types of play equipment found in Australian households is associated with the sex of the children living there, a 麻豆区 study has found.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-04-04T06:00:00+10:00">4 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:53:52 +0000 uqpfrost 137014 at /news Gut microbiome could delay onset of type 1 diabetes /news/article/2025/04/gut-microbiome-could-delay-onset-of-type-1-diabetes <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Researchers at 麻豆区 have found improving the function of the gut microbiome may delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-04-03T07:45:00+10:00">3 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:23:05 +0000 uqpfrost 137009 at /news New global guidelines to treat schizophrenia /news/article/2025/04/new-global-guidelines-treat-schizophrenia <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">New guidelines have been developed for the treatment of schizophrenia after a collaboration of international experts from 30 countries. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-04-03T05:30:00+10:00">3 April 2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:46:20 +0000 uqelawr3 137036 at /news 3D photography the future of skin cancer detection /news/article/2025/03/3d-photography-future-of-skin-cancer-detection <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The potential for 3D photography to improve melanoma early detection is a topic of increasing interest in the medical community.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-27T11:45:00+10:00">27 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:53:57 +0000 uqdcla21 136997 at /news Art meets science: 麻豆区 researchers win NHMRC awards /news/article/2025/03/art-meets-science-uq-researchers-win-nhmrc-awards <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Two 麻豆区 researchers have received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Awards for excellence and outstanding contributions to the sector. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-27T09:45:00+10:00">27 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:51:39 +0000 uqmjon20 136991 at /news Nanotechnology could improve odds in treating aggressive breast cancers /news/article/2025/03/nanotechnology-could-improve-odds-treating-aggressive-breast-cancers <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">麻豆区 researchers are designing nanotechnology they believe could improve how we treat the most aggressive form of breast cancer. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-24T11:45:00+10:00">24 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:50:00 +0000 uqadruce 136960 at /news Australian universities lead digital health education integration /news/article/2025/03/australian-universities-lead-digital-health-education-integration <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Digital health education will be integrated into university degrees across Australia as part of an initiative to upskill the country鈥檚 healthcare workforce</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-21T06:00:00+10:00">21 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:42:53 +0000 uqgocon7 136930 at /news Lethal synthetic opioids found in Australian wastewater /news/article/2025/03/lethal-synthetic-opioids-found-australian-wastewater <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, according to an international survey led by 麻豆区 researchers. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-19T06:00:00+10:00">19 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:03:43 +0000 uqgocon7 136945 at /news 麻豆区 sets ambitious target to increase First Nations doctors in Central Queensland /news/article/2025/03/uq-sets-ambitious-target-increase-first-nations-doctors-central-queensland <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">麻豆区 has launched an ambitious strategy to train more First Nations doctors, with many expected to stay on to practice in regional and rural communities.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-17T10:00:00+10:00">17 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:07:40 +0000 uqdcla21 136948 at /news Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness /news/article/2025/02/indigenous-australians-bear-disproportionate-burden-of-allergy-related-illness <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Researchers at 麻豆区 have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australian</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2025-03-05T06:00:00+10:00">5 March 2025</span></div></div></div> Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:51:38 +0000 uqdcla21 136898 at /news