Research

A number of young Australians say they would use cannabis for the first time if it were legal, a UQ study has found.

Q&A with Dr Gabriela Mena, PhD candidate within the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health (CRExPAH) at the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences (HMNS).

Australians are as willing to comply with the rules as ever and fears of 'lockdown fatigue' are unfounded, a new survey suggests.

A dietary fat supplement could improve the prognosis and quality of life for the 40 Australian children living with the incurable degenerative disease Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).

Professor Wayne Hall, from the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (CYSAR), discusses the renewed enthusiasm for cannabis use in older Australians, with Dr Norman Swan on ABC's Health Report.

Professor Alex Haslam, from the UQ School of Psychology, explores this topic with ABC Radio Sunday Morning presenter Kate O'Toole.

Earlier this week Australian researchers announced that testing of aircraft and cruise ship wastewater upon arriving at their destination had detected genetic fragments of the COVID-19 virus, and media interest was understandably high.

You are what you eat, the saying goes. It therefore follows that what you excrete gives away a lot about you.

Researchers from UQ and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have worked with transport companies to test on-board wastewater from lavatories.

With Victoria re-issuing stay at home orders and NSW and ACT possibly not far behind, it's worth looking at how lockdown worked the first time. What went well? What have we learned?