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The title of Emeritus Professor has been bestowed upon two academics in the UQ Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, both leaders in their fields.

Exercise may help improve brain health and prevent dementia, but what form of exercise is the most effective?

Is the this diet a fad? No, the ketogenic diet in itself is not a fad, but the reason why it is practiced, and how it is practiced may be!

The modern life is leading people to move less and sit more. With transportation, working and leisure time, high amounts of sitting are becoming more and more common in our daily life. A recent study with more than 5,000 adults living in Brisbane found that Brisbanians spend on average 10 hours per day sitting.

Researchers from UQ’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences have been awarded $543,198 in recent funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund.

Two remarkable educators, academics and leaders from UQ’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences have been included in this year’s Australia Day honour’s list.

Increasing your activity levels, through increasing your daily step count, is worthwhile; even if 10,000 steps is not the right goal for you. The most important thing is being as active as you can.

Combining carbs, fat and protein in each meal is commonly referred to using the term ‘food combining’. The theory is that if you skip certain foods at various times it will allow for efficient digestion, decrease disease risk, and toxin build-up.

The award-winning art challenging a deeper examination of racism in sport.

Researchers have taken strides in understanding how human feet evolved to enhance walking and running, setting us apart from species such as chimpanzees.

Each month we shine the spotlight on a researcher in the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences.

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

Women who drink a daily cuppa are more likely to be physically active, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Can fasting help address metabolic health issues, and potentially increase both life and healthspan?

In this UQ ChangeMakers podcast, UQ sports medicine senior lecturer Dr Anita Green discusses her career journey and highlights, which include her experience as the Chief Medical Officer for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

More than 400 children got a taste for healthy living and university life through rugby league and netball matches at the Deadly Choices Junior Murri Carnival at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus this month.

Wanted: your urine is needed to help University of Queensland researchers make a splash in science by flushing out the relationship between nitrate in the diet and disease.

Healthy ageing and wellbeing is the focus of a new community-based clinic launched by The University of Queensland today (Friday 1 June).

The University of Queensland (UQ) celebrated National Biomechanics Day by inviting high school students and their teachers to a series of hands-on biomechanics workshops.

We all know we should exercise regularly, but it can be difficult to fit exercise into our busy schedules. Most people can only exercise before or after work, so it’s worth examining whether the time of day we exercise affects outcomes such as weight loss and sleep.