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Bitter ‘supertaster gene’ linked to increased health risks

uqgocon7 — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:21:02 +0000

People who carry a bitter ‘supertaster gene’ have been linked to various health conditions including bipolar disorder and poor kidney function, 91�ƽ�� researchers have found.

12 June 2025

Weight loss drug effective for people with schizophrenia

uqelawr3 — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:48:57 +0000

Diabetic weight loss medications are effective for people with schizophrenia without affecting psychotic symptoms, 91�ƽ�� researchers have found.

11 June 2025

Giving doctors an AI-powered head start on skin cancer

uqklyell — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:49:28 +0000

Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool that analyses multiple imag

7 June 2025

91�ƽ�� study finds dementia risk drops across generations

uqkkyria — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:24:30 +0000

A person aged 75 to 80 is less likely to have dementia today compared to someone of the same age several decades ago, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 June 2025

Low pregnancy iron levels linked to sex reversal in utero

uqelawr3 — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 06:59:39 +0000

Iron deficiency in pregnancy may influence the sex development of a baby in utero, researchers have found.

5 June 2025

Quit smoking study expanded to North Queensland

uqdcla21 — Wed, 28 May 2025 05:27:25 +0000

Cairns and Townsville residents who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participat

30 May 2025

Breakthrough could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease

uqpfrost — Tue, 27 May 2025 02:13:32 +0000

Considered the natural “hunger hormone”, Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, U

29 May 2025

Dishwashing a source of microplastic pollution

uqelawr3 — Sat, 17 May 2025 04:58:38 +0000

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, 91�ƽ�� researchers have found.

20 May 2025

Newborn vitamin D deficiency linked to higher risk of ADHD, schizophrenia, autism

uqdcla21 — Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:28 +0000

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving 91�ƽ�� ha

15 May 2025

New national guidelines to improve fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis

uqdcla21 — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:20:43 +0000

Health professionals will have access to national clinical practice guidelines to help assess and diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, after a 4-year research projec

13 May 2025