Many neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ).
11 April 2022
Deep brain stimulation has been found to help people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) that has not responded to other treatment, in a clinical trial led by University of Queensland researchers.
21 April 2021
University of Queensland researchers have made a surprise discovery about how the brain plans movement that may lead to more targeted treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
3 February 2014
Neurologist Professor Peter Silburn and Neurosurgeon Associate Professor Terry Coyne have performed their 500th deep brain stimulation surgery on a 61-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease.
13 August 2012
A new multi-million dollar Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation (APCN) in Brisbane is poised to become a world leader in research to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease.
18 March 2012A practical and inspirational diary for people with Parkinson’s Disease will not only support patients and their carers, it will help University of Queensland researchers search for a cure.
10 September 2010
UQ's foundation Professor of Clinical Neuroscience Peter Silburn really likes looking into people's brains. In fact, with the assistance of neurosurgeon Dr Terry Coyne and a team of researchers, he's been deeper into the human brain than most...
26 March 2009For suffers of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, daily trembling and shaking can be unbearable however, new UQ research could assist in helping patients regain control.
16 July 2008Some of the world’s leading legal figures and business regulators are coming to Australia for a “think tank” to examine the impact of our shrinking, global society and the extra-territorial effect of modern legal systems.
11 July 2002
