UQ leads the world’s largest drug survey
The world’s largest drug survey has been launched to gain comprehensive insights into global drug use, initiated by researchers from The University of Queensland. The...
Pharmacy/Drugs
The Pharmacy & Drugs category covers the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medications and therapies. It explores how medicines work, current prescribing practices, regulatory developments and issues affecting access, safety and innovation. From insights on drug interactions and adherence to analysis of emerging treatments, this category supports informed decision-making for clinicians, pharmacists and healthcare consumers alike.
Multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus: Possible basis for vaccine
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is thought to play a role that has not yet...
The many medical uses of ozone
Ozone, a super-charged form of oxygen which exists naturally as a gas in the stratosphere and shields us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation, has...
CBD as a painkiller: Efficacy not clinically proven
CBD as a painkiller: Efficacy not clinically proven: Cannabidiol (CBD) is marketed by some suppliers as a painkiller, e.g. for osteoarthritis of the knee. Animal...
Have yourself a sneeze-free Christmas
Christmas is a fun season for most of us but if you’re unlucky enough to suffer from Christmas Tree Syndrome it can turn out to...
Successful clinical trial for re-engineered UQ vaccine
Successful clinical trial for re-engineered UQ vaccine: The University of Queensland’s re-engineered clamp platform has produced a vaccine that is equally safe and virus-neutralising as...
Drug may reduce SIDS in children with achondroplasia
A drug that boosts bone growth in children with achondroplasia may also reduce their chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sleep apnoea and needing...
A thyroxine derivative enhances brain drug delivery
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the delivery of drugs into the brain, and especially into glial cells, can be...
Breast cancer survivors: new training to treat ‘chemo-brain’
Breast cancer survivors: new training to treat 'chemo-brain': A form of computerised attention and memory training can improve impaired attention and memory issues in women...
‘Transformative’ blood test to identify molecular signatures
‘Transformative’ blood test could spot cause of childhood fever from molecular signatures: A simple blood test which may be able to rapidly diagnose the cause...
