A research program investigating the benefits of physical activity across the lifespan is the focus of a new University of Queensland study funded with $650,000 from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
UQ Healthy Living is helping over 50s in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with a new digital game designed to train both the body and the brain.
A digital toolkit for early childcare workers, parents and families designed to ensure nutritious food is provided to children under five is being developed by University of Queensland researchers.
Empowering families with skills, resources and knowledge to improve their lifestyle is the focus of a University of Queensland study into reducing childhood obesity.
Dr Iain Dutia and Associate Professor Sean Tweedy wrote for The Conversation about the Paralympics' strive for inclusion and how some rules unfairly exclude athletes with severe disabilities.
Dr Eva Ellmer from UQ's School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences wrote for The Conversation about BMX freestyle at the Olympic Games, Logan Martin's first gold medal for Australia in the sport and her research on elite BMX riders.
Dr Emma Beckman from UQ's School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences featured on the ABC discussing her work with UQ's Paralympics Sports Training and Research team.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term referring to chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gut). These include ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). IBD is currently not curable.
My key research interests are in the prevention and management of childhood overweight and obesity and associated conditions - both from a systems perspective and individual level.
My key research interests are nutrition interventions that support better health in particular, my work focuses on early life and young people's nutrition. I describe myself as an applied nutrition researcher and science communicator.
Associate Professor Gary Osmond from UQ's School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences has revealed an amazing tale about a Torres Strait Islander taxi driver 'Harry Mosby' who at 21-years-old lost both his legs and went on to make Paralympic History.
Congratulations to Professor Murray Phillips who was inducted as the President of the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) on 1 June 2021 in a virtual ceremony at the closing of the NASSH 2021 annual conference. Professor Phillips is the first president to reside outside North America in the society’s 50-year history.
In a recently published review of medical nutrition therapy for gestational diabetes, the authors unpack what the research tells us about dietary interventions for managing gestational diabetes and includes emerging areas of research interest. The authors share the key points of the critical review and shows why the ‘dietary utopia’ of the perfect diet for gestational diabetes is unlikely to be found.
A set of physical activity for pregnancy guidelines, developed by The University of Queensland and CQUniversity, was released by the Australian Government Department of Health on Mother’s Day.
