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What causes dementia?

Dementia is caused by neurodegeneration – the damage and death of the brain’s neurons.

Dementia signs and symptoms

Dementia symptoms usually develop gradually. Often the earliest signs are recognised in hindsight because they’re mistaken for signs of normal ageing.

What is the blood-brain barrier?

The blood-brain barrier helps protect the brain, but it also creates difficulties in treating brain disorders. Ultrasound may offer a safe way to more effectively deliver therapies.

Dr Rebecca Nisbet, lead author of the ultrasound study

Ultrasound boosts success of Alzheimer’s drug

Published on: 5 April 2017

QBI researchers have found that using ultrasound and an antibody therapy blasts away toxic protein deposits implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

Living well with dementia: improving health and quality of life with evidence based research

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QBI scientists have discovered how tau protein causes neurons to malfunction in the brain.

Key Alzheimer’s protein discovery sheds light on memory loss

Published on: 7 February 2017

QBI scientists have discovered how tau, a key protein in Alzheimer's, causes neurons to malfunction.

What is dementia?

Dementia is one of the most significant diseases that faces our ageing population.

The study showed that scanning ultrasound prevented degeneration of cells in the brains of healthy mice.

Ultrasound slows brain ageing, new research finds

Published on: 12 October 2016

Ultrasound, a non-invasive therapy, slows down the harmful effects of ageing on brain cells, new QBI research finds.

QBI Alzheimer's research among world's most discussed in 2015

Published on: 18 December 2015

An Alzheimer's breakthrough made by QBI researchers has been named among the world's most discussed research of 2015.

Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and restore memory.

Alzheimer’s breakthrough uses ultrasound technology

Published on: 12 March 2015

Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and restore memory.