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Registers boost child safety in public and in care

Legislation to establish a public child sex offender register will be introduced into Queensland Parliament this week, days after a national register to track childcare

Disorderly weekends trigger new sleeping disorder

Weekend partying is not just leading to dusty Mondays. It has spawned a new sleeping disorder. Researchers from Adelaide’s Flinders University found late nights,

New waste treatment process targets fatbergs

Australian researchers have developed a new wastewater treatment system that will help prevent “fatbergs” forming. Senior lead researcher Dr Biplob Pramanik, form

Cameras capture children exposed to unhealthy marketing

A study which placed cameras on children found they were exposed to unhealthy food, alcohol, and gambling marketing more than 70 times every day. Researchers from the

Southern ice disappearing quicker than the Arctic

Antarctic sea ice is disappearing far quicker than ice in the northern hemisphere, heightening concerns around accelerated coastal sea level rises. A new Australian-led

Trial to test impact of genetic skin cancer warnings

If you were told your genes made you more susceptible to skin cancer, would you really change your habits? That’s what researchers at QIMR Berghofer have been tasked

Woman worried looking at computer. | Newsreel

Mental toll of internet scams often overlooked

Innovative mental health support is needed in the wake of the rise of internet scams, according to a Brisbane researcher. Dr Luke Balcombe, from Griffith University’s

Beattie new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst

Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is the new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst, a collaboration of more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading medical

From caravan parks to cancer breakthroughs

Professor David Whiteman’s hunt for answers about skin cancer has meant criss-crossing Queensland in an old Ford Falcon, taking skin samples from people in caravan

Self-powered microneedle patch. | Newsreel

New patch to replace blood tests … and big needles

The need for a range of blood tests may soon be over with researchers developing a new patch to test for various conditions. Scientists in the United States have created

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