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Woman taking blood sugar level of patient

Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ study has found.

26 February 2025
a fine yellow filament is bent between three black points

Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behaviour of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

24 February 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers Associate Professor Joe Gattas (left) and PHD student Mahmoud Abu-Saleem with one of their timber-cardboard web-core sandwich (TCWS).

Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels developed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers.

19 February 2025
Healthcare worker preparing to take blood from middle aged woman

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – will begin at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ this year.

19 February 2025
sunset over a skyline

Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

18 February 2025
Rainforest at Cania Gorge in Queensland's North Burnett region.

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia’s subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different locations.

17 February 2025
A close up photo of 2 microscope plates showing tiny green seedlings and their roots.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

14 February 2025
a crocodile moves away on a sandy bank

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

13 February 2025
Photos of patient's forearm showing the decrease in lesions over a 12-month period.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.

13 February 2025
Person holding cigarettes in one hand and a vape in the other

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes.

12 February 2025
Students sit at a table in a library in Italy as one takes notes

Cultural artefacts and historic sites around the world are being threatened by organised crime groups who traffic the items for lucrative profits, a team of researchers from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ found.

12 February 2025
A doctor looks over notes with a pen in hand

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis.

11 February 2025
A black and white photo of a syringe being injected into an egg from a uterus.

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-led team has successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a crucial jump towards saving other marsupial species from extinction.

6 February 2025
A photograph of the night sky with the Milky Way galaxy stretching out.

A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos.

5 February 2025
People in New Farm Park in the late afternoon sun with the Brisbane urban skyline in the background.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ researchers are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies.

23 January 2025