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Life success remains high despite adolescent drug use

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Life success remains high despite adolescent drug use

Young people who stop using cannabis or amphetamines before becoming adults experience life success at the same levels of those who have never used drugs, according to a University of Queensland study.

9 March 2022

Desire to break gender bias for refugee women fuels clean-cooking enterprise

A woman sitting cross-legged in a black and red dress

Desire to break gender bias for refugee women fuels clean-cooking enterprise

Dr Anh Tran has a very personal reason to try to make life better for women and children living in refugee settings around the world.

8 March 2022

Women essential to research on Indigenous languages

Cassandra Algy Nimarra and Professor Felicity Meakins documenting the Indigenous language Gurindji. Image: Jennifer Green

Women essential to research on Indigenous languages

国产探花鈥檚 Professor Felicity Meakins describes her childhood as 鈥渇ree range鈥�, having grown up in a semi-rural area near Toowoomba.

7 March 2022

Plastic labelling needs 'sustainability scale'

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Plastic labelling needs 'sustainability scale'

Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, according to research from The University of Queensland and University of Exeter.

4 March 2022

Victims of NSW and Queensland floods have lodged 60,000 claims, but too many are underinsured. Here鈥檚 a better way

Floods inundating several homes with only the roof tiles visible of the one in the centre of the picture

Victims of NSW and Queensland floods have lodged 60,000 claims, but too many are underinsured. Here鈥檚 a better way

As South-East Queensland and New South Wales wade through the devastation of storms and flooding that now threatens the greater Sydney region, residents and businesses will be turning to insurance as their only hope of recovery.

4 March 2022

Bull ant evolves new way to target pain

Bull ants emerging from the nest, through a rocky hole

Bull ant evolves new way to target pain

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators 鈥� the echidna 鈥� that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of Queensland researchers say.

3 March 2022

Want to help people affected by floods? Here鈥檚 what to do 鈥� and what not to.

Men looking at flood water across road. Adobe

Want to help people affected by floods? Here鈥檚 what to do 鈥� and what not to.

Lismore and Brisbane鈥檚 catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster.

1 March 2022

Tail hair technology hits the 'bulls-eye' for beef producers

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Tail hair technology hits the 'bulls-eye' for beef producers

A way to determine the age of cattle by analysing their tail hair has been described as a 鈥済ame changer鈥� for Australia鈥檚 lucrative northern cattle industry.

24 February 2022

New cell culture research to cut costs and improve tissue biomanufacturing

Headshot of Dr Mark Allenby

New cell culture research to cut costs and improve tissue biomanufacturing

Improving the way lab-grown tissue can be generated and organised from cells is the focus of new research from The University of Queensland.

22 February 2022

Diseased male livers undergo sex-change

There are significant differences between the livers of men and women. Adobe

Diseased male livers undergo sex-change

The livers of men diagnosed with hepatic diseases change sex as part of a potential self-protective mechanism, according to University of Queensland research.

22 February 2022

45,000 marine species are at-risk 鈥� what鈥檚 most vulnerable?

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45,000 marine species are at-risk 鈥� what鈥檚 most vulnerable?

A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.

16 February 2022

Screen time realities: harder for families with multiple children

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Screen time realities: harder for families with multiple children

Australian parents with multiple children often struggle to ensure their kids meet screen time guidelines, research has revealed.

15 February 2022

Endangered koalas: 国产探花 experts contact list

A koala sitting in a tree

Endangered koalas: 国产探花 experts contact list

Federal government has officially listed koalas as 鈥榚ndangered鈥� along Australia's east coast to protect shrinking populations. The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer expert comment on this development.

11 February 2022

Endangered delicacy: tropical sea cucumbers in trouble

The prickly redfish, an endangered sea cucumber fished on the Great Barrier Reef, and globally.

Endangered delicacy: tropical sea cucumbers in trouble

Overharvest has put the Great Barrier Reef鈥檚 tropical sea cucumber populations in peril, researchers have revealed, with strong demand for this delicacy from East and Southeast Asia.

11 February 2022

Natural mineral may reverse memory loss

Selenium is a mineral found in foods including meat, grains and nuts. Image: Adobe

Natural mineral may reverse memory loss

Selenium 鈥� a mineral found in many foods 鈥� could reverse the cognitive impact of stroke and boost learning and memory in ageing brains, according to University of Queensland research.

8 February 2022
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