Breakthrough Alzheimer’s research from The University of Queensland has been named among the world’s most talked-about research of 2015.
15 December 2015Understanding how fish "see" is helping a team of international scientists increase their knowledge of the Great Barrier Reef's biodiversity.
24 November 2015The ocean is lighting up with secret forms of communication between marine animals that may have applications in satellite remote sensing, biomedical imaging, cancer detection and computer data storage, a team of Australian and international...
20 November 2015Queensland continues to demonstrate that it is a global powerhouse in neuroscience research, with The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Professor Perry Bartlett last night receiving a Research Australia Lifetime Achievement Award.
19 November 2015Nature's beauty has helped a University of Queensland scientist win an artistic prize.
22 September 2015Maintaining world-class research equipment at The University of Queensland is all part of a day’s work for fitter and turner Ethan Park, who has been named MIGAS Queensland Apprentice of the Year.
4 September 2015Queensland will host 23 of the world’s brightest high school students for the 2015 International Brain Bee neuroscience competition in Cairns from 20-26 August.
19 August 2015University of Queensland researchers have shown, like humans, fruit flies may be self-aware of their actions.
24 July 2015After correctly answering that the cochlear and vestibular nerves are the two branches of the eighth cranial nerve, 15-year-old Abigail Green from Somerville House has become the 2015 Queensland Brain Bee Champion.
21 July 2015Potential future neuroscientists will be tested on their knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, emotions, sleep and memory at the Queensland Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) final at The University of Queensland next week.
14 July 2015Research into how birds and bees use vision in flight is guiding the design of future autopilots and unmanned aerial vehicles.
10 June 2015Scientists are one step closer to understanding how the brain regulates memory and mood, thanks to the discovery of two distinct types of stem cells.
1 June 2015University of Queensland staff will be racing for research at The Brisbane Times City2South fun run on Sunday 14 June.
28 May 2015Hallucinations and delusions in the general population are more common than previously thought.
28 May 2015Bucket-loads of icy water dunked on Australian heads last year has translated into more than a million dollars, enough to pool a team of experts to find treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
22 May 2015One of the great tussles of science – whether our health is governed by nature or nurture – has been settled, and it is effectively a draw.
19 May 2015An international study on sleep and learning in flies has shown a good night’s sleep might be vital for retaining our capacity to learn and remember, with implications for the treatment of human disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
23 April 2015New research might bring a frown to even the most heavily botoxed faces, with scientists finding how some of the potent toxin used for cosmetic surgery escapes into the central nervous system.
16 April 2015Art and science have combined to create the latest addition to Australia’s National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
12 March 2015Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease and resto
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