A new friend has come to say hello 🥹

Thank you to the Geckoes Wildlife Show for giving us this amazing experience to see an Aussie icon.

#UQ #QBI #wombat #wildlife #show

Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism underlying memory involving rapid changes in a specific DNA structure.🧬

The team found that G-quadraplex DNA (G4-DNA) influences the activation and repression of genes crucial for long-term memory.

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Timothy Bredy

We are incredibly grateful to receive a $50,000 donation from Alan and Wendy Grummitt towards the Grummitt Family Brain Research Endowment Fund at the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ.

This generous donation will help support our researchers as they seek to understand the mysteries of the brain.💜

Hippocampal neurons are like brushstrokes in the masterpiece of the brain. 🖌🧠

Here we see two overlapping neurons expressing a green fluorescent protein (🟡) showing tiny spine terminals on dendrite, stained with filament polymerized actin marker (🔵).

📸 Belal Shohayeb 🧠👨‍🔬

Join us for a special #CJCADR10Years symposium on the significance of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in neurodegenerative diseases, featuring renowned speakers from the US and UK!

🗓️May 13, 2024
🕰️8:30am – 5:30pm
📍Queensland Brain Institute, UQ

RSVP
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#QBI sleep and behaviour expert, Professor Bruno Van Swinderen, continues to blow our minds 🤯 captivating a full house at the World Science Festival Brisbane last month with his exploration into the mysteries of #animalconsciousness .

📸 Atmosphere Photography
#UQ #WSFB2024 van Swinderen Lab

We're thrilled #UQ has ranked in the global top 50 in 20 subject areas in the 2024 QS QS World University Rankings by Subject 📚

UQ ranked #1 nationally in sports-related courses, Environmental Sciences, Agriculture and Forestry, and Chemical Engineering👏

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Join us in celebrating #WorldParkinsonsDay ! 💜🧠

Today, we honour the resilience of those living with Parkinson's and salute the dedication of researchers at #QBI and around the globe. 🙌

#UQ #Parkinsons #research #brain
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Chiemeka Chinaka
Becky

Applications for the 2024 Winter Research Program are now open!

Don't miss your opportunity to team up with some of UQ's leading researchers to apply your degree-specific knowledge and develop valuable research and professional capabilities.

Apply now:
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A new study from Queensland Brain Institute, UQ researcher Anthony Harris has found that brainwaves can affect visual perception, particularly when distinguishing between objects.

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#UQ #QBI #brain #research #science #news

Surveys of teenagers show intense and frequent social media use is linked to shorter and disturbed sleep.

#UQ researchers say this can impact health and wellbeing and suggest a device-free room at night.

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On the eve of World Sleep Day, experts from The University of Queensland delved into the world of sleep to unpack what happens in our brains as we snooze. 😴

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#UQ #QBI #brain #research #science #sleep

Researchers at Queensland Brain Institute, UQ have discovered that ultrasound alone can be used to deliver cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's.

Watch as Dr Gerhard Leinenga and Professor Jürgen Götz discusses their recent findings.

#UQ #QBI #alzheimers #news

A study by researchers at #UQ 's Queensland Brain Institute, UQ has challenged the conventional notion in Alzheimer’s disease research that targeting and clearing amyloid plaque is essential to improve cognition 🧠

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#DrGerhardLeinenga Juergen Goetz

Research from Dr Gerhard Leinenga and Professor Jürgen Götz has found that targeting amyloid plaque in the brain is not essential and that ultrasound alone can lead to cognitive improvement in neurodegenerative diseases.

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#UQ #QBI #news #alzheimers

Delirium is an acute confusional state which particularly impacts older people.

#UQ researchers have found patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.
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Emily Gordon
@UQmedicine

Women diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are encouraged to join a new #UQ study into the impact of the diagnosis.

Dr Kate Whitteveen's research will help us understand the experiences of women pre and post diagnosis.

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The rain didn't stop us from having an outstanding donor breakfast at Victoria Park this morning to give the latest #research updates from #QBI

A/Prof Susannah Tye and Dr James Kesby discussed the progress being made at the institute in #mentalhealth areas like #schizophrenia .

Fascinating research from Professor Alex Haslam at UQPsych has found that building a sense of community is key to improving people's mental health. 🤝

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#UQ #QBI #brain #research #mentalhealth #psychology

Thank you to everyone who attended the National Fire Industry Association of Australia Lobster Luncheon at the famous @breakfastcreekhotel last Friday. 💜

Amazing to hear from three QLD rugby league legends in Trevor Gillmeister, Paul Vautin, and Wally Lewis! 🙌