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Fluctuating hormones affect the frequency of seizures at multiple times in women’s lives. So we need to tailor their therapies accordingly.
Significant diplomatic and economic repercussions would result from Australia watering down our 2030 targets.
Earth’s climate system is connected across hemispheres. When the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakens and Europe cools, warming in New Zealand and southern mid-latitudes accelerates.
Despite a few controversies, Mosley is recognised as making scientific information accessible in a way that has advanced public health.
After this model was implemented, the gap in heart health outcomes we measured between First Nations and non-Indigenous patients closed.
Recruiters are now routinely using AI to automate the screening of CVs and interview videos. But human bias already exists in the AI data – and it can even be heightened by the algorithm.
Rapidly reaching net-zero is vital to avoiding the worst ravages of climate change. But doing so in a way that damages nature is self-defeating.
While a lot of profit stands to be made from alcohol and liquor licensing fees, we can’t ignore the harm it poses to young people.
Australia is likely to have a new environmental data agency. Here’s what it’s for – and why we need it.
Male cyclists greatly outnumber female cyclists in Australia. New research points to ways to close the gap.
For the first time, a person has been cryopreserved in Australia, in the hope of being reanimated in the future. The process opens up a possible legal minefield, however.
Beyond Australia, childhood food allergies seem to be on the rise around the world. Here’s where the research is up to.
Traditional methods based on trap, adopt or euthanise have failed to control cat numbers. An eight-year trial of a more supportive community cat desexing program has been a resounding success.
L'Afrique possède d'importantes réserves de minerais essentiels.
The lack of an inner monologue seems linked to a lower ability to recall words and predict their sound.
Pronatalism is inextricably tied to nationalism alongside race, class and ethnicity. Such a framing can quickly become xenophobic.
As we launch into a Future Made in Australia, we need to map and better understand the social and economic risks – as well as potential benefits – for remote and disadvantaged communities.
A virtual ED is typically staffed by emergency doctors, nurses and support staff who can assess patients’ symptoms, provide medical advice, and direct care to the right place.
Critical minerals are well named. They’re critical to the green transition – and sought by the US and China. Who will Australia sell to?
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Senior Lecturer in Management, The University of Queensland
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PhD Student, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Cardiologist; PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Marine Geology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Supervisor of Engagement, Communication, and Outreach, Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Prinicipal Research Fellow & Neurology and Mental Health Theme Leader UQCCR, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Richard Bean is a Friend of The Conversation.
Research Fellow, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Cardiologist; Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of Queensland
