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A program linking sleep science and traditional knowledge is being expanded to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in regional Indigenous communities.

University of Queensland students are making a difference in older adults’ everyday lives by upskilling them to bridge the digital divide so they can confidently navigate the online world.

A Queensland research project will place health workers in Indigenous communities and study the long-term wellbeing of 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

University of Queensland researchers are calling on parents of children with neurodisability (ND) to participate in a sleep survey to improve understanding of treatments for neural conditions.

University of Queensland research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a roadmap for the integration of smartwatches into Australian health care but acknowledge there are several challenges to overcome.

Normal age-related changes in how we think, perceive and reason may increase the risk of older people viewing themselves through a negative and ageist lens, University of Queensland research suggests.

Research at The University of Queensland could eventually help develop viable treatments - and ultimately a cure - for motor neuron disease (MND).

Improving healthcare access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in rural and remote regions of Australia is the focus of a new delivery model being developed by a freshly formed research partnership.

University of Queensland researchers have adapted an internationally used test which screens patients for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, to make it suitable for people with hearing loss.

How an award-winning UQ Research Centre is changing the lives of people with aphasia

University of Queensland researchers will create a digital platform to improve dementia diagnosis in people living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

Doctors may soon be able to better monitor brain cancer in children and potentially predict the tumour progress and therapy response, thanks to University of Queensland-led research, funded by the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Researchers from the University of Queensland have identified that a gene associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s Disease also contributes to a build-up of cell debris in the brain.

University of Queensland researchers are working with people living with dementia to develop an online driver safety test that can be performed by GPs in their surgeries.

A pioneering treatment for Alzheimer’s disease is being tested in a small safety trial underway in Brisbane.

The ability of genes and proteins to protect nerves from degeneration could provide clues to new treatments for Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

Researchers have discovered a link between obstructive sleep apnoea and an increased risk of developing dementia.

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.