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Computer program could help diagnose schizophrenia

Published on: 6 July 2017

Your brain’s responses to surprising sounds could help to determine whether you have schizophrenia.

QBI is now recruiting healthy athletes for a large-scale concussion study. (Image: Marnie McLaren)

QBI embarks on groundbreaking concussion study

Published on: 4 July 2017

QBI is now recruiting healthy athletes for a large-scale concussion study.

After a national search, Dr Lilach Avitan has been named a Superstar of STEM. (Image: Nick Valmas / QBI)

A STEM superstar is born

Published on: 3 July 2017

After a national search, Dr Lilach Avitan has been named a Superstar of STEM.

Why science needs philanthropy

Philanthropists play a vital role in supporting early stage, basic research, which is not usually funded otherwise.

Mnemonics help memory formation and make lasting brain changes

Astonishing feats of memory are possible by honing the use of strategies like mnemonics.

No more playing games: AlphaGo AI to tackle real world challenges

The artificial intelligence that beat a world master at the game of Go is now to be directed at more complex global problems. So what can we expect?

Members of the Sunshine Coast ARAFMI group and QBI reserachers

From lamington drives to funding mental health research

A grassroots group of local mothers of children with mental illness set out in the 80s to raise money to help support families. Those humble bake sales and lamington drives led to $250,000+ donated to mental health research.

Budding neuroscientist joins fight against schizophrenia

Published on: 13 June 2017

A new QBI student has received a scholarship to research preventative treatments for schizophrenia.

Associate Professor Terry Coyne honoured with OAM

Published on: 12 June 2017

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

QBI to launch clinical MND drug trial

Published on: 9 June 2017

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

QBI researchers shed light on how our eyes process visual cues

QBI researchers shed light on how eyes process visual cues

Published on: 8 June 2017

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

Professor Perry Bartlett named a Queensland Great

Published on: 6 June 2017

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

$5million was given to QBI by the The Brazil Family Foundation

$5m gift to fund clinical research into stroke and MND

Published on: 24 May 2017

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.

From learning to walk, to running for brain injury research

Published on: 23 May 2017

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.

QBI dementia public forum a success

The annual QBI Public Dementia Forum included inspirational talks from people with dementia, researchers and community groups.

Australian mothers invited to join global postpartum depression study

Australian mothers needed for global postpartum depression study

Published on: 12 May 2017

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

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Funding support helps QBI women through maternity leave

Published on: 5 May 2017

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

Prof Justin Marshall in a submersible with Sir David Attenborough

QBI researcher basks in the glow of a BAFTA award

Published on: 3 May 2017

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

Luke Hammond's neuroscience jewellery piece

Exclusive art prints to raise funds for schizophrenia research

Jeweller Luke Maninov Hammond helps raise funds for schizophrenia research at the Queensland Brain Institute by selling exclusive artwork prints featured at solo exhibition, Beneath the Surface, at Piece of Eight Gallery in Melbourne.

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.

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