10 Reduced Inequalities
$2.8 million in grants for medical research
Three Griffith University research projects have been successful in gaining grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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World’s strongest MRI investigates COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue impacts on the brain
In a world-first, Griffith University researchers have used an ultra-high field MRI (7 Tesla) to investigate how COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) mirror the same effects on the brain structure.
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Weight loss surgery showing promising results for type 2 diabetes
Bariatric surgery is proving to be an effective treatment for people suffering from type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity, with results showing nearly 50 per cent of patients were able to discontinue all diabetes-related treatment.
17 Partnerships for the Goals
Three Griffith academics ranked as top female sport innovators
Three of Griffith University’s academics are kicking goals after being named in the top 100 female sports innovators in the country, a testament to their work in the sporting arena.
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Surprise Discovery in Breast Cancer Treatment
Griffith research has been funded nearly $900,000 by the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) of Australia following discovery of a surprising new strategy for the treatment of one of the most common types of breast cancer.
Griffith Health
Barriers to accessing to medicinal cannabis
Interest in cannabis-based medicines (CBMs) has increased in Australia, but while recent policy and legislative changes have enabled health practitioners to prescribe CBMs, many patients still struggle to access them.
Centre for Mental Health
Improving lives of Parents Under Pressure
Families with substance-misusing parents typically experience multiple adversities that can lead to detrimental child outcomes, but a Griffith University-led program has been creating positive change.
Biospine
Vale: Griffith farewells Alan Mackay-Sim, a titan of science
Griffith University is paying tribute to one of its finest in Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim AM known to many as a pioneering stem-cell research scientist and former recipient of the Australian of the Year award. Professor Mackay-Sim passed away early in the new year at the age of 71. In 1987, Professor Mackay-Sim came to […]
Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics
Depth perception affected by COVID virus
Researchers are investigating whether the COVID virus can affect vision and depth-perception of those infected.
Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research
Griffith joins $280 million partnership to deliver mRNA vaccine outcomes
Queensland will become a global mRNA vaccine hub with global healthcare company Sanofi partnering with Griffith University and other leading research institutions to establish a world-first research centre in south east Queensland.
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
Griffith highlights role of employers to shift future for disabled workers
Griffith promotes workforce diversity and inclusion during Disability Action Week and asks employers to ‘open-up to opportunity’.
Griffith Health
New research suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia
Griffith University researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in mice, where it creates markers that are a tell-tale sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Griffith Health
Griffith awarded more than $4 million in NHMRC Investigator Fellowships
We are delighted to share some successful outcomes for NHMRC Investigator Fellowships announced on 12 October 2022 by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
COVID-19
World first chronic fatigue syndrome findings could fast track response to Long COVID
Study suggests COVID-19 could be a potential trigger for ME/CFS.
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Eureka! Prize nominations for Griffith academics
Two finalists from Griffith University have been announced as nominees in the prestigious 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Griffith Health
Delta’s sneaky trick to evade the body’s immune response
COVID-19's Delta strain may use a novel invasion method to cause more damage to the brain, intestine and kidneys.
Griffith Health
Studies reveal new mechanisms of arthritis caused by mosquito-borne viruses
Some successful rheumatoid arthritis therapies may help us better understand how to treat people with mosquito-borne viral diseases.
Griffith Health
Exercise trial aims to help women with recurrent ovarian cancer
Griffith University researchers are conducting a world-leading trial assessing the role of exercise as therapy for women with recurrent ovarian cancer