Simple strategies could help families of teenagers with a developmental disability gain confidence about their teen’s future.
20 March 2018.jpg?itok=TQnb8btA "A white shark. Photo: Denice Askebrink.")
They’re at the top of the food chain, they can cure cancer, and they’re out to eat us – or maybe not. UQ alumnus and adjunct fellow marine biologist Dr Blake Chapman takes the bite out of 10 shark myths.
21 February 2018
The ovens are preheated and a fresh batch of Australia’s best amateur bakers is ready to knead the dough – with one of The University of Queensland’s own rising to the heat in The Great Australian Bake Off.
23 January 2018
Can parent-adolescent relationships influence a teen’s mental health? University of Queensland researchers are seeking families with teenagers to help them find out.
8 November 2017
Fanged kangaroos – an extinct family of small fanged Australian kangaroos – might have survived at least five million years longer than previously thought.
13 October 2017
A giant prehistoric Ice Age marsupial related to wombats and koalas has been discovered to be the only marsupial known to have ever followed annual seasonal migration.
27 September 2017
Everyone has a friend who thinks they can do ‘the robot’, but we know where you can find some.
22 September 2017
The future of international drug control treaties is in question because of recent treaty-violating decisions to legalise non-medical cannabis use in Canada, the United States and Uruguay.
14 September 2017
Self-compassion is an important part of recovery for people with eating disorders, University of Queensland researchers have found.
29 August 2017
Humans may have exited of Africa and arrived in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier than previously thought, a new study involving University of Queensland researchers suggests.
10 August 2017
Parents supplying their teens with alcohol are not only fuelling underage drinking but are increasing the risk that their children and their children’s friends will drink heavily.
5 July 2017
For high school students suffering from academic anxiety, Taylor Swift or Kanye West might be just what they need to alleviate stress.
23 June 2017
For teenagers entering a rapidly changing job market, staying abreast of technological advances is vital.
7 June 2017
An online program designed to short circuit the conflict cycle between teens and parents is being evaluated by University of Queensland researchers.
29 May 2017
Chemically eroded teeth from cocaine application to gums is one of the conditions seen among problematic drug users, a University of Queensland School of Dentistry report says.
3 April 2017
Low levels of physical activity combined with high recreational screen time have been linked to poor mental health of adolescents in developing countries.
3 April 2017
A fearless fanged coral reef fish that disables its opponents with heroin-like venom could offer hope for the development of new painkillers.
31 March 2017
The four decades of scientific contribution of a University of Queensland program towards Down syndrome have been internationally recognised.
22 March 2017
Cars and chlamydia were the top causes of a dramatic rise in south-east Queensland koala deaths over the past two decades, according to a new University of Queensland-led study.
21 February 2017
An international team of researchers is trialling specially designed shoe insoles aimed at improving the mobility of people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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