Proposed Centre for Brain Health in the Tropics

Dear friends, Over the past six months, I have been sharing weekly messages of hope and empowerment based on science. My hope is that you are adopting some of these practical insights and tips to keep forward momentum in honing your brain skills. To...

The Tropical Brain and Mind Foundation has developed a proposal for an innovative Centre for Brain Health in the Tropics. This will be located within the TropiQ Precinct between Townsville University Hospital and JCU Health and Medicine.  Click ...

Results from a previous study show that healthy city program performance had significant static effects on negative emotion. This observation shows that healthy city programs decrease local residents’ negative emotions, such as stress and depre...

Dr Hani Mikhail’s groundbreaking Townsville-based research is paving the way for earlier and more accurate identification of mental health disorders in children – by reading their hair. His work is being supervised by JCU neuros...

A JCU research team led by Professors Zoltan Sarnyai and Robyn McDermott looked at the link between depression and diet on a Torres Strait island, where fast food is available, and on a more isolated island, which has no fast food outlets. Read more ...

In 2018 the Tropical Brain and Mind Research Foundation has welcomed three new Directors: Dr Lynore Geia, Mr Alan Newman and Mr Matt Keating. They bring new expertise to the Board in Public and Indigenous Health, Managerial Expertise in NFPs, and Leg...

The Tropical Brain and Mind Research Foundation has recently signed an MOU/Contract with JCU on behalf of the Bishop Michael Putney Fellowship for research services being provided by Medical and Neuroscience Researchers - Professors McDermott and Sar...

HELPING the North's soldiers suffering post-traumatic stress disorder find better relief will be among the primary areas for research for a new charity being launched in Townsville. General Peter Cosgrove, who helped the region recover from Cyclone L...