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Odds on for a shift in the gender appeal of sports betting

Sports betting has historically been considered an overwhelmingly male pursuit – but those odds could be about to change, a ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵstudy has found.

14 January 2025
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We looked at 54 medicinal cannabis websites to see if they followed the rules

Australians spent more than A$400 million on medicinal cannabis in the first half of 2024 alone.

13 January 2025
Doctors handwriting a prescription with dried medicinal cannabis.
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Fall-related injuries in Australia’s residential aged care could be costing the health system $325 million annually, a University of Queensland study has revealed.

13 January 2025
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Clinicians have successfully used custom-made 3D printed bone scaffolds, printed on-site at UQ, to rebuild part of a man’s jawbone.

9 January 2025
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Mental illness in Australian youth is rising. We don’t know why but despite very little evidence, social media is bearing the brunt of the blame.

7 January 2025
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The full cost of recovering all of Australia’s threatened animals and plants has been calculated for the first time.

7 January 2025
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Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.

7 January 2025
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Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes.

2 January 2025
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Researchers have taken a giant step towards solving the mystery of why intermediately sized animals are the fastest.

19 December 2024
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A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.

19 December 2024
Animal-inspired liquid metal 'spines' in focus being held with tweezers with a researcher wear safety goggles in the background.

·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.

19 December 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured 28 grants totalling more than $29 million to address critical health challenges.

18 December 2024