Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Built different: Mitochondria’s mind-blowing power artwork
Science & Medicine

Built different: Mitochondria’s mind-blowing power

A Grey Matter by Queensland Brain Institute

Jan 12, 202622:22Science & Medicine

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of our cells, but research is revealing their wide role in brain health and links to rare genetic diseases that affect the brain. At UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute, Professor St...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from A Grey Matter.

Rethinking schizophrenia treatment

May 20, 2026 - 30:39

Antipsychotic drugs, like clozapine, can stabilise some schizophrenia symptoms, but they do not cure the...

Move your mind

Dec 14, 2025 - 23:41

Exercise has many health benefits, including for our brains. Recent discoveries at UQ’s Queensland Brain...

Memory recall (Part 2)

Dec 1, 2025 - 29:17

Virtual reality (VR) is changing how scientists study memory, and it involves exploring virtual mazes. At...

Memory recall (Part 1)

Nov 25, 2025 - 26:59

Virtual reality (VR) is more than just a video game tool — it’s helping advance our understanding of memo...

The fusion frontier

Nov 10, 2025 - 30:06

Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol grew up far from Queensland – Massimo in Naples,...