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Joint initiative to harness the value of Queensland Biobanks
The advent of personalised and precision medicine means therapies can be tailored to the specific biologic characteristics of an individual…
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BDHP Theme Leader confirms Vitamin D link to autism traits
Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners Brain and Mental Health Theme Leader Professor John McGrath outlines research that has found a link…
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Schizophrenia diagnosis may be autoimmune disease
Brisbane researchers have discovered that as many as three percent of people diagnosed with schizophrenia may actually have an autoimmune…
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Researchers search for cause of schizophrenia
It remains one of the most misunderstood diseases in Australia, but a collaboration of researchers is picking through the circuitry…
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Trial helps people with schizophrenia
A large trial underway across Brisbane is helping improve the social skills of people with schizophrenia, as well as laying…
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Epilepsy procedure may treat mental health disease
A new surgical procedure that’s helping cure epilepsy is also helping researchers find signals and networks in the brain that…
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Stem cells may be the key to memory, depression
Modern life can be stressful, and recent research has shown that on-going stress can damage the brain and trigger depression….
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Trial to combat medication-led obesity
While most Australians enjoy one of the highest life expectancies of any country in the world, people with mental illness…
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Study works to find bipolar disorder markers
The rapid development of medical technology, particularly in genetics and brain imaging, is opening up new pathways to better diagnose…
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Brisbane doctors hear patient safety lessons from USA expert
Brisbane health professionals will meet one of the world’s leading experts in patient safety in hospitals at a seminar in…
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