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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.

A University of Queensland study is calling for changes to the way depression is treated in Indigenous communities in Australia.

A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug that can be repurposed as an effective treatment for the disease.

Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier, Queensland Brain Institute researchers have found.

A discovery by The University of Queensland researchers could change the way brain injury and traumas are treated in the future.

A world-first Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR) study has confirmed that the mental health risks of climate change are now well established, and new research is urgently needed to guide responses that will safeguard mental health.

Schizophrenia and personality disorders are the most disabling mental health conditions to live with, according to Queensland Brain Institute's Professor John McGrath.

Researchers have identified a major shift in how to treat brain injuries, after rejuvenating immune cells to support the repair process.

'Contact' explores the mental scars left on people and communities after natural disasters, and why summer is the season emergency services fear most.

It’s taken the best part of a decade but UQ medical graduate Dr Sherice Ansell is about to achieve her goal of working at Alice Springs Hospital, which serves her Arrernte and Anmatyerre homelands.

Queensland Brain Institute researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells that could be a cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

How a UQ program designed to reduce loneliness is gaining traction around the world.

Are you plagued with a continuing case of forgetting where you’ve placed your keys? A spot of exercise could be just the answer after it was revealed how physical exercise can revitalize your brain.

It’s been ten years since UQ alumnus Dr Alan van Tran (Doctor of Medicine, ’83) and his wife, Minh Ha Tran, established a scholarship supporting Indigenous medical students at UQ – a decision forged during Dr Tran’s three decades as a GP in Inala, where he witnessed the severe health inequalities faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

As a neurobiologist, Dr Adam Walker is no stranger to a challenge – his job is to study the tiniest building blocks in our body to understand why motor neurone disease (MND) happens so we may discover ways to treat, cure or prevent it.

Physical activity can reduce the severity of early menopausal symptoms in women who have had cancer treatment, a University of Queensland study has found.

Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute have found a way to track the formation of protein clusters in live cells.

We constantly make choices, but for some people suffering from illnesses such as schizophrenia and substance use disorder – previously referred to as “substance abuse” – making the right choices can be extremely difficult.