From discovery to you

Researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute and UQ's Child Health Research Centre have used an advanced imaging technique to predict the recovery of children from a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Researchers have discovered a new way RNA impacts fear-related learning and memory, demonstrating that a noncoding RNA known as Gas5 coordinates the trafficking and clustering of RNA molecules inside the long processes of neurons,contributing to learning and memory.

For the first time, researchers have shown how the tau protein, known for its role in dementias, behaves where communication in the brain takes place.