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A University of Queensland study highlights a direct link between young people’s exposure to alcohol-related social media content and problem drinking.

27 September 2023
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University of Queensland research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause.

26 September 2023
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Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome drug resistance and prevent tumour regrowth in cancer patients.

21 September 2023
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Researchers at Õ¬Äе¼º½ have identified new regions of the brain crucial to the formation of long-term memory.

21 September 2023
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Insect-specific viruses are being investigated to protect Australia’s $4 billion sugar industry in a research project at Õ¬Äе¼º½.

21 September 2023
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Researchers from Õ¬Äе¼º½ have found people who believe in manifesting financial success are more likely to make risky investments and end up bankrupt.

20 September 2023
A line-up of six women standing outdoors dressed in exercise gear, smiling and with their arms around the person beside them.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers have found women can retain the benefits of exercise during their 20s, going on to have better heart health later in life.

15 September 2023
a koala sits on grey road surrounded by tyre marks

A database tracking hospital admissions and deaths reveals the devastating impact cars, disease and dogs are having on the South East Queensland koala population.

15 September 2023
a bottle, plastic bag and straw float in blue water

University of Queensland researchers are developing a plastic that breaks down in seawater to help turn the tide on marine waste.

14 September 2023
A sunflower in a field, with an illusory face visible in its centre.

A Õ¬Äе¼º½ study has found women who’ve just had a baby are much more likely to see faces in everyday objects than other women.

13 September 2023
A white camera-looking object with two antennas sits above fast flowing brown water with bushland in the background.

A tool developed by Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers that measures floodwater depth and velocity will be sold globally after it was licensed to a US-based company.

13 September 2023
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A trial aiming to reduce infection and blood clot rates for children with cancer is being led by Õ¬Äе¼º½ across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast hospitals.

13 September 2023
a person in orange overalls wearing a helmet stands by small flames among smoking trees

South East Queenslanders living near bushland and green spaces are being encouraged to join a University of Queensland study on the health impacts of bushfire smoke.

12 September 2023
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A custom-built furnace that can heat materials to almost 3000 degrees Celsius has been installed at Õ¬Äе¼º½ to build components for Australia’s burgeoning space industry.

8 September 2023
A woman with blonde hair wearing a green blouse and navy pants standing on a stage

A PhD candidate working on a cheaper and more environmentally sustainable battery has won Õ¬Äе¼º½â€™s 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

7 September 2023