Schizophrenia and personality disorders are the most disabling mental health conditions to live with, according to scientists from The University of Queensland.
19 March 2021
Researchers now have the ability to map the risks of general medical conditions such as heart and lung diseases, diabetes and cancer for people with mental disorders.
30 April 2020
Pioneering discoveries about the ‘extraordinarily strange’ visual systems of shrimps - that could improve early detection of cancer - have been recognised with an international prize.
23 January 2020
Evolution may be responsible for a range of complex traits, including height and waist-to-hip ratio, and diseases such as schizophrenia, research from The University of Queensland shows.
16 May 2018
Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevents autism traits in their offspring, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
20 March 2017
Researchers at The University of Queensland have begun clinical trials into whether an extract from a rare tropical fruit can help treat schizophrenia.
11 October 2016
Birds have been found to display superior judgement of their body width compared to humans, in research to help design autonomous aircraft navigation systems.
19 September 2014
University of Queensland (UQ) scientists are harnessing honeybee flight secrets to develop insect-sized robot aircraft.
11 September 2013One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new study released today.
17 September 2012Scientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute are one step closer to developing new therapies for treating dementia.
9 May 2012A new method of genetic analysis developed by Queensland researchers has shed fresh light on the elusive genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia and shown that schizophrenia-causing genetic variations are common in the general population.
20 February 2012Professor Jason Mattingley, Foundation Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at The University of Queensland, released his findings into ‘brain waves’ at the Australian Neuroscience Society’s (ANS) annual conference last week.
7 February 2012Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism.
29 August 2011A study to identify why prolonged sitting could be fatal is one of 16 prestigious national awards and fellowships granted to health and medical researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ).
18 November 2010
