Depression

Remembered to take your vitamins? How vitamin D can affect your brain

QBI Associate Professor Thomas Burne answers all your questions about the link between vitamin D deficiency and and cognitive disorders.

Perineuronal nets (bright green) surround particular neurons (blue). Fluorescence labelling reveals just how detailed these structures are. Image Credit: Phoebe Mayne, University of Queensland

Researchers net new theory on vitamin D and cognitive disorders

Published on: 20 February 2019

New research from QBI may explain how vitamin D deficiency leads to a range of cognitive disorders, including depression and schizophrenia.

A recent study of 5.9 million Danish individuals has provided the largest and most comprehensive study of comorbidity - the development of 2 or more mental disorders - to date.

Risk for developing more than one mental health disorder revealed

Published on: 17 January 2019

A recent study of 5.9 million Danish individuals has provided the largest and most comprehensive study of comorbidity - the development of 2 or more mental disorders - to date.

30 new depression genetic risk factors found

Published on: 30 April 2018

The biggest study of its kind has allowed researchers to identify genetic risk factors associated with major depression, providing new insights for prevention and treatment.

Why that chocolate bar feels so good: how pleasure affects our brain

Every day we make a range of choices in the pursuit of pleasure. But what is happening inside the brain?

Podcast: Depression and anxiety - what happens in the brain?

We talk to Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri about the biological foundations of depression and anxiety.

Emotion processing region produces new adult brain cells

Published on: 15 August 2017

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