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Neurosurgeon and researcher Associate Professor Terry Coyne has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), as part of the Queen’s Birthday honours

Professor Perry Bartlett has received $1 million to trial a drug that may protect motor neurons and delay progression of MND. 

Once thought to be passive conduits, the dendrites of neurons actually help process visual signals about moving light, QBI researchers have found.

QBI founding director Professor Perry Bartlett has been given a Queensland Greats Award.

A generous donation to QBI will assist in setting up clinical research into stroke and MND at QBI.

Reece Crawford suffered a traumatic brain injury just three years ago and had to learn to walk again. He's now training to run a half marathon to raise funds for QBI.

Researchers from QBI are seeking the help of Australian mothers to identify the genetic factors involved in postpartum depression.

Women at QBI recently received grants to support their research through maternity leave.

QBI's Justin Marshall was featured in a Sir David Attenborough film that just won a BAFTA award.

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

Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevented autism traits in their offspring, QBI research has found. 

The first round of competition for the 2107 Australian Brain Bee Competition starts this week.

A condition in which people involuntarily mirror limb movements has been linked to a common developmental disorder.

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

Two QBI neuroscientists have received prestigious awards to support their research.

Breakthrough QBI imaging captures how brain cells communicate.

UQ research may explain what leads to brain overgrowth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is linked to autism traits in the child, QBI research has found.

QBI researchers have received more than $10 million in project grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

The most stunning scientific images from QBI have been unveiled