One of Metro North’s brightest young researchers has been awarded a Junior Research Fellowships to further his investigate work into delirium.

Ground-breaking neuroscience research is offering new possibilities to help patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Research into non-invasive technologies to unravel the mysteries of the brain has earned Professor Michael Breakspear the inaugural Metro North Researcher of the Year Award.

A ground-breaking medical research project based at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH ) hopes to increase the number of hearts available for transplant by up to 40 per cent by bringing them back to life.

Professor Scott Bell has recently taken up his new role of Executive Director Research for Metro North. Scott is also Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre at The Prince Charles Hospital and has strong links with QIMR Berghofer Medical research Institute and the University of Queensland.

RBWH Research Director Cancer Care, Professor Geoff Hill has been selected as one of four highly experienced Senior Clinical Research Fellows in Queensland Health to mentor young doctors.

Two Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) next generation researchers will investigate screening processes and improved treatments for kidney disease with grants awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

The diagnosis and treatment of cancers, mental health disorders and conditions such as dementia is set to reach new heights in Brisbane with the launch of a $24 million facility that combines state-of-the-art equipment with world-class research and clinical expertise.

The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and The University of Queensland (UQ) will lead a new centre dedicated to the early detection of lung cancer following a grant of $1 million from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).

A huge thankyou to everyone who attended the 7th Annual TPCH Health Discoveries Forum last Thursday and Friday. The week ended with a presentation of awards to the best papers and presentations from the two-day event. Congratulations to the following researchers for being awarded for your hard work.

The 2015 RBWH Annual Race to the Roof joined forces with the army to help raise much needed funds for cardiac research and awareness of heart disease.

The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) will host its 24th annual Healthcare Symposium from 12-16 October, 2015.

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Dietitian Team Leader Teresa Brown has been awarded the 2016 Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences.

Specialist in Emergency Medicine and Director of the Emergency Department at Redcliffe Hospital Dr Doug Morel (left) has been honoured by being appointed Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health at the Queensland University of Technology.

The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital QuARRIES Awards held on 14 July highlighted some of the remarkable quality initiatives and excellence in service improvement by staff.

South East Queensland’s leading cancer researchers will discuss advances in cancer care at a forum at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) next week.