Ageing and Dementia

QBI’s Professor Fred Meunier advocated that The University of Queensland invest in super-resolution microscopy. In recent years, super-resolution microscopy has revolutionised how scientists view molecules aggregating, revealing new insight into brain diseases.

QBI's Professor Steven Zuryn and Tessa Onraet share their insight on the fascinating role of mitochondria and how it may help us understand more about the ageing brain and potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

QBI's Associate Professor Tara Walker and Professor Jana Vukovic investigate how exercise enhances cognitive capacity from different angles, and the health benefits exercise has on our brains.

Dr Anne Hahn discusses her recent discovery of a gene that regulates the inheritance of disease-causing mutations.

We sat down with Professor Jürgen Götz to find out more about his ultrasound research and what drives him to push forward with his cutting-edge dementia research.

In this episode of A Grey Matter, we hear from John Quinn and his partner Glenys, on their shared experience of living with John’s dementia.

Sallyanne Atkinson AO, Chair of QBI’s Advisory Board, talks to Ita Buttrose AO, about her experience caring for her father, who had dementia.

A dementia researcher explains the different types of dementia, whether it can be prevented, and an exciting potential treatment.

What does the science say when it comes to healthy ageing? We talk to Professor Perry Bartlett, who showed the world that stem cells exist in the brains of adults.

In this special edition of a A Grey Matter we talk with Rachel Corbett, who shares her personal experience with dementia and its harrowing effect on her family.