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A joint Australian-US study has discovered that Great Barrier Reef clownfish use ultraviolet light as a secret channel to find both food and missing sons named Nemo.

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Mental disorders are shaving decades off life expectancy, but the mortality rate is mostly due to general medical conditions such as heart-disease, infection and cancer, according to new research.

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An enzyme that effects both the immune and nervous systems could help researchers launch a two-pronged attack on Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.

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A critical mechanism in memory function has provided a step to discovering the cause of dementia after the mechanism was shown to be affected by Tau, a protein involved in the most common type of dementia…

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A visual perception researcher's fall on the ski slopes has led to research investigating how the brain processes light and shade when judging the pattern of snow created to protect skiers from major injury.

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A microscopic worm’s ability to reconnect the severed communication pathways in its nervous system could hold the key to helping people recover from nerve injuries and possible life-long disabilities.

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Deep sea fish that have more opsins – the protein that enables colour vision in bright-light conditions – than humans have been discovered in the deepest, darkest regions of the ocean.

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Researchers may have discovered why exercise boosts brain activity – and the answer may be found in your blood.

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Vitamin D could be your best defence against a critical breakdown in your brain that could lead to cognitive disorders such as depression and schizophrenia

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A small region of the prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in fear extinction learning and memory processes, and the activity of neurons in this region is under tight epigenetic control

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Tau both damages mitochondria and then also prevents its removal, new research into Alzheimer's shows

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A study on the genes of a million+ people has identified 124 genetic variants located on 99 separate regions of the genome associated with risky behaviour - and there was no association of genes with 'risk' chemical pathways like dopamine or cortisol.

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Thickness of the brain's cortex influences how neurons process information. Thinner regions = shorter neurons = generally more instinctual reactions.

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New schizophrenia research deepens understanding of emotion perception

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30 new genetic risk factors for depression have been identified in an international study of 135,000 people with major depressive disorders and 344,000+ controls

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Schizophrenia risk factor linked to sensitivity to repetitive sounds

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Researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute have found the rates of genetic mutations in mitochondrial DNA vary across differing tissue types, with the highest rate occurring in reproductive cells.

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General anaesthetics disrupt presynaptic mechanisms, probably affecting communication between neurons across the entire brain in a systematic way that differs from just being asleep.

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Tau protein that causes Alzheimer's plaques is synthesised inside the neuron cell body, new UQ study shows

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New type of eye cell - a rod-like cone - for twilight vision has been discovered in a deep-sea fish

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Researchers discover how nerve cells in the retina compute the direction of moving light

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Ultrasound enhances the effectiveness of Alzheimer's immunotherapy in blasting away tau and amyloid plaques

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Vitamin D treatment linked to autism prevention

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Breakthrough imaging technique captures movement of molecules within brain's synapses

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Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is linked to autism traits in the child

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Scientists have discovered a major cause of agenesis of the corpus callosum – the condition the real Rain Man had.

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Birds never crash into each other mid-air because they always veer right, research at The University of Queensland has found.

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Squid and octopus can camouflage themselves but new research finds they are colourblind

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New research has found a link between childhood concussion and health and social problems outcomes in adulthood.

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Researchers have uncovered an entirely new form of secret light communication used by mantis shrimp: New form of secret light language keeps other animals in the dark

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A joint Australian-US study has discovered that Great Barrier Reef clownfish use ultraviolet light as a secret channel to find both food and missing sons named Nemo.

Mental disorders are shaving decades off life expectancy, but the mortality rate is mostly due to general medical conditions such as heart-disease, infection and cancer, according to new research.

An enzyme that effects both the immune and nervous systems could help researchers launch a two-pronged attack on Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.

A critical mechanism in memory function has provided a step to discovering the cause of dementia after the mechanism was shown to be affected by Tau, a protein involved in the most common type of dementia…

A visual perception researcher's fall on the ski slopes has led to research investigating how the brain processes light and shade when judging the pattern of snow created to protect skiers from major injury.

A microscopic worm’s ability to reconnect the severed communication pathways in its nervous system could hold the key to helping people recover from nerve injuries and possible life-long disabilities.

Deep sea fish that have more opsins – the protein that enables colour vision in bright-light conditions – than humans have been discovered in the deepest, darkest regions of the ocean.

Researchers may have discovered why exercise boosts brain activity – and the answer may be found in your blood.

Vitamin D could be your best defence against a critical breakdown in your brain that could lead to cognitive disorders such as depression and schizophrenia

A small region of the prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in fear extinction learning and memory processes, and the activity of neurons in this region is under tight epigenetic control

Tau both damages mitochondria and then also prevents its removal, new research into Alzheimer's shows

A study on the genes of a million+ people has identified 124 genetic variants located on 99 separate regions of the genome associated with risky behaviour - and there was no association of genes with 'risk' chemical pathways like dopamine or cortisol.

Thickness of the brain's cortex influences how neurons process information. Thinner regions = shorter neurons = generally more instinctual reactions.

New schizophrenia research deepens understanding of emotion perception

30 new genetic risk factors for depression have been identified in an international study of 135,000 people with major depressive disorders and 344,000+ controls

Schizophrenia risk factor linked to sensitivity to repetitive sounds

Researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute have found the rates of genetic mutations in mitochondrial DNA vary across differing tissue types, with the highest rate occurring in reproductive cells.

General anaesthetics disrupt presynaptic mechanisms, probably affecting communication between neurons across the entire brain in a systematic way that differs from just being asleep.

Tau protein that causes Alzheimer's plaques is synthesised inside the neuron cell body, new UQ study shows

New type of eye cell - a rod-like cone - for twilight vision has been discovered in a deep-sea fish

Researchers discover how nerve cells in the retina compute the direction of moving light

Ultrasound enhances the effectiveness of Alzheimer's immunotherapy in blasting away tau and amyloid plaques

Vitamin D treatment linked to autism prevention

Breakthrough imaging technique captures movement of molecules within brain's synapses

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is linked to autism traits in the child

Scientists have discovered a major cause of agenesis of the corpus callosum – the condition the real Rain Man had.

Birds never crash into each other mid-air because they always veer right, research at The University of Queensland has found.

Squid and octopus can camouflage themselves but new research finds they are colourblind

New research has found a link between childhood concussion and health and social problems outcomes in adulthood.

Researchers have uncovered an entirely new form of secret light communication used by mantis shrimp: New form of secret light language keeps other animals in the dark