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Every year, more than 20,000 Australians – mostly women – are diagnosed with breast cancer. If you’re one of them or know someone who is, the great news is that 92 out of every 100 women will survive for five years or more after their diagnosis.

The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research has been formally recognised by Dementia Australia as working towards becoming a Dementia-Friendly organisation.

A clinical suite at a University of Queensland health research facility is ready to help unlock the mysteries of neurological conditions experienced by one billion people worldwide.

Newly discovered cellular hot spots of a potentially toxic protein could open new research avenues into how Alzheimer’s disease progresses in the brain.

University of Queensland researchers will partner with American biopharmaceutical company EpicentRx Inc. to evaluate new treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), speeding up development of potential new therapies.

Closing the gap in life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be the focus of an Australian-first health alliance.

Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Unlocking the mystery behind the catastrophic death of nerve cells in neurodegenerative disease is driving University of Queensland (UQ) researcher Dr Adam Walker and his team to new heights in the fight against motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia.

Dr Liviu Bodea has been awarded a coveted fellowship to learn more about Alzheimer's disease.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered an exercise ‘sweet spot’ that reverses the cognitive decline in ageing mice, paving the way for human studies.

Aerobic exercise can help a brain to adapt after serious injury such as a stroke, University of Queensland researchers have found.

The placenta from mothers of healthy newborns could one day be used to reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies, according to University of Queensland research.

Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, has launched the world’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide intervention training program.

People with higher genetic risk of clinical depression are more likely to have physical symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue and migraine, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders have increased by more than 25 per cent worldwide, according to a world-first study of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

For the first time, researchers have identified key molecules within the immune system that may help fight the inflammation that drives chronic diseases including cancers, sepsis and brain disease.

A University of Queensland researcher behind the world's first suicide intervention training program for Indigenous Australians, Associate Professor Maree Toombs, has been recognised with a LiFE Impact Award.

Improving the impact of high dementia rates on Indigenous Australians and communities is the focus of a University of Queensland-led telehealth project with a global track record of success.

Athletes are helping a neuroscientist from QBI tackle the problem of concussion in sport head-on with the aim of developing a quick and cheap test measuring brain recovery.

Researchers at The University of Queensland, working to gain a better understanding of how brain cells work, have discovered the underlying mechanism of a rare genetic mutation that can cause epilepsy.