2023 was an outstanding year for Mater Research with $13.7 million in grant funding received and 424 publications recorded.

29

Feb

Highlighting Mater Research’s year of achievements: 2023 Annual Report

A team of researchers from Mater Research and The University of Queensland have asked the question: “Does the gut microbiome play a role in how people diagnosed with schizophrenia respond to...

28

Feb

Exploring the gut-brain connection in treatment-resistant schizophrenia

By reviewing data spanning nearly five decades, a team of Mater Researchers led by Associate Professor Kym Rae has identified that many healthcare studies have failed to attract—and retain—male...

27

Feb

Barriers to men’s participation in healthcare research

Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could help to combat...

22

Feb

Revealing what makes bacteria life-threatening

Pregnant women trying to stay healthy for their babies are relying too heavily on multivitamins instead of good food in their second trimesters, according to a new study led by the University of...

12

Feb

Research finds overuse of multivitamins in pregnancy

In a world where only 33.3 per cent of researchers are women, Mater Research is breaking barriers with 60 per cent of research groups led by women, and a total research workforce of nearly 80 per...

11

Feb

Mater Researchers smash science’s glass ceiling