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QBI has been very successful in the 2017 rounds of research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC).

Brain research will step to the next level when a powerful supercomputer is built at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute.

Your ancestry can impact the risk of developing motor neurone disease (MND), new research shows.

QBI welcomes 11 new Summer Research Scholars.

Research into brain development and schizophrenia has led to international acclaim for Professor John McGrath AM, recipient of Denmark’s Strömgren Medal.

QBI researchers are a step closer to understanding why a toxic protein builds up in brain cells dying from Alzheimer's disease.

A new type of cell for twilight vision has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fish, and scientists say the discovery opens a new world of understanding vision in a variety of light conditions.

Severed nerve cells send out a ‘save me’ signal that sparks the process of self-repair, QBI and Monash University researchers have found.

Humans are mostly right-handed, and primates, cats, dogs and even budgies show handedness, but now for the first time, researchers have shown that bees have a preference for sides too.

QBI’s Associate Professor Timothy Bredy has received two highly competitive grants for his research into understanding the epigenetics of fear-related learning and memory, particularly in anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress (PTSD).

Adding uncertainty to an established brain-stimulation method may boost its effectiveness.

Professor Jian Yang, from QBI and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), has been awarded the Prime Minister's Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year for his pioneering work in helping to unravel the complexity of the human genome and genetic traits.

QBI is part of UQ’s ambitious Not If, When – the Campaign to Create Change, which aims to change lives within the community and globally by encouraging support for world-class research.

We are more likely to be surprised when we feel anxious. This is reflected in increased brain activity and disrupted connections within the brain.

In partnership with Alzheimer's Australia, QBI has a released a comprehensive guide to dementia research and care.

Scientists have identified a location on the genome associated with MND, providing new avenues for research into potential treatments.

A discovery in a transparent roundworm has brought QBI scientists one step closer to understanding why nerves degenerate.

Brain stimulation may improve the general benefits of brain training by increasing our ability to process information.

Having a psychotic experience doubles the risk of subsequent suicidal thoughts and behaviours, according to an international study led by QBI.

New adult brain cells are produced in the amygdala, a region important for processing emotional memories, QBI researchers have shown for the first time.