A technological advancement that has the potential to stimulate bone formation inside the human body has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.
15 October 2020Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers.
17 September 2020Indigenous teenagers at remote schools rarely have opportunities to envision themselves in science, technology, engineering and maths careers – but one young Wiradjuri woman has found a path.
20 August 2020A global study on mental health has found approximately one in five teenagers experience thoughts of suicide or anxiety.
22 June 2020The recent discovery of stone tools in India reveal that humans survived and coped with one of the largest volcanic events in human history.
26 February 2020Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being discouraged from seeking medical help due to public assumptions that sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are the result of sexual abuse.
19 February 2020The pathway to addressing many of the world’s biggest social problems could be found in improved parenting according to an international parenting conference presented by The University of Queensland and the Life Course Centre in Brisbane.
5 February 2020Not enough physical activity and too much sitting and screen-time have been linked with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adolescents in developing countries, in a University of Queensland-led study.
12 November 2019Australian lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) adolescents are worse off than their heterosexual peers across health and wellbeing outcomes, according to a University of Queensland study.
22 July 2019Mathematics has been a lifelong passion for University of Queensland graduand Ivan Zelich.
18 July 2019A diagnostic test developed at The University of Queensland might soon determine if a breast cancer patient requires chemotherapy or would receive no benefit from this gruelling treatment.
28 June 2019Adolescents who self-harm experience heightened sensations across their skin and misjudge bodily cues such as hunger and headaches, University of Queensland-led research has found.
8 May 2019Improving outcomes for children and teenagers with brain cancer will be the focus of Australia’s first research centre aimed solely at tackling the cancer in young people.
28 March 2019Adolescents in developing countries are more likely to make suicide attempts or have suicidal thoughts than those living in high-income countries, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
14 March 2019Assigning chores to children equally, giving them unsupervised freedom outdoors, and providing good career role models would help address workplace gender inequality, according to University of Queensland research.
11 December 2018An app developed by a University of Queensland student is helping the visually impaired navigate the stars and planets in our solar system.
5 December 2018Humpback whales sing increasingly complex songs, but University of Queensland researchers have discovered they may suddenly switch to something simpler, in a ‘cultural revolution’.
22 November 2018Cannabis-based medicines should only be used under medical supervision until clinical studies have assessed their safety and efficacy, a University of Queensland drug expert has cautioned.
3 September 2018Whether it’s becoming a video game designer building online worlds for the masses or a data scientist spotting trends across the health or legal industries, the list of IT-based careers that today’s teens can pursue continues to grow.
6 June 2018A tax on sweetened drinks would save $666 million in oral health costs, a study by The University of Queensland has found.
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