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08 Dec Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Prize
...you do not receive such an acknowledgement, please contact the Brain Foundation by phone on 1300 886 660 or email grants@brainfoundation.org.au to be sure that your application has been received....
31 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...changes, such as cholesterol and insulin levels and eating behavior which could modify the progression of several neurodegenerative diseases. My research uses brain imaging, pathology, and novel techniques from obesity...
31 Oct Cerebral Diseases
...attention to the space opposite of their brain lesion and severe forms of neglect lead to numerous debilitating behaviours. For example, patients with right brain damage may collide with obstacles...
08 Nov Dawn Wallace Fellowship
...motor neurons (nerve cells in the motor cortex of the brain) and lower motor neurons (nerve cells in the spinal cord) of several body regions. Diagnosis of ALS is delayed...
09 Sep Neurodegenerative Diseases
PROJECT SUMMARY: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating disease affecting primarily the frontal and temporal part of the brain. It is the second most common form of dementia in people...
08 Dec NEURO-TRAUMA
...of the funding provided by the Brain Foundation. PROJECT SUMMARY: Effect of respiration and pathways of fluid flow in spinal cord cysts Traumatic spinal cord injury is a devastating condition...
16 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...molecular changes we see in these brains may not represent the initial stresses that caused AD. To identify these causative factors, we must examine young, pre-disease brains. To do this...
12 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Watch Dr Daniel Beard accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Increasing blood flow through brain bypass vessels could help save the brain...
24 Jan Living with an invisible disability
...Brain Foundation: Can you tell us a bit about your story and how you were diagnosed with epilepsy & Chiari malformation? Andrea Nunn: I wasn’t born with epilepsy but developed...
26 Sep Remembering Brian Johnston
...degenerative disease which involves the gradual deterioration of specific parts of the brain. It affects balance, difficulty moving the eyes, cognitive function and eventually and complete slowing down of any...
26 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Watch Dr Arosha Dissanayake accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Each year approximately 1 in 12 Australians who suffer brain bleeding from...
19 Jan Supranuclear Palsy Award
...method to measure brain dysfunction. With our collaborators in Rome, we conducted a pilot study which showed abnormalities in PSP could be measured using TMS. Importantly we made discoveries that...11 Dec Multiple System Atrophy
...of people living with Parkinson’s or Atypical Parkinson’s (PSP, MSA and CBS). Phone: 1800 644 189 www.fightparkinsons.org.au/atypical-parkinsons www.fightparkinsons.org.au/i-am/psp-cbs-msa-treatment-professional-support-overview/ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – USA www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/multiple-system-atrophy Worldwide Education...21 May Membership
Become a Member of the Brain Foundation We encourage everyone to become members of the Brain Foundation. Please support us to do more for clinical neuroscientific research. Annual membership is...11 Dec Dementia (Non-Alzheimer type)
...Information National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke(USA) ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Multi-Infarct-Dementia-Information-Page ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dementia-Lewy-Bodies-Information-Page ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dementia-Information-Page Better Health Channel (Topics) betterhealth.vic.gov.au Mental Health Association NSW wayahead.org.au Support Carers Australia carersaustralia.com.au Dementia Australia dementia.org.au Free...11 Dec Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Description Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative brain disease in humans. CJD is the most common human form of a group of diseases that affects humans and animals known...11 Dec Blepharospasm
Description Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms of the eyelid muscles. It is not life-threatening It is a form of...11 Dec Tay-Sachs Disease
...Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – USA www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Tay-Sachs-Disease-Information-Page National Institute of Health – USA www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001417.htm Reviewed by Dr Carolyn Ellaway, Clinical Geneticist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia...
19 Jan Headache and Migraine Award
...The disorder is common in westernised countries – approx 12%, and shows a marked female preponderance (~3:1). A tendency for migraine to run in families also suggests a strong genetic...
19 Oct Neuromuscular Diseases Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune neuroinflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by significant disability. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a related autoimmune neuroinflammatory disorder...26 Apr Headaches (various types)
Visit our Migraine & Headache Australia website for information about headache and migraine. Migraine & Headache Australia is part of Brain Foundation. On our Migraine & Headache Australia website you...
14 Jun Dystonia Webinar
The Brain Foundation is providing you with a free detailed online presentation on Dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterised by involuntary muscle contractions which may lead to repetitive movements...
14 Jan Friedreich Ataxia Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is an inherited disorder that results in progressive degeneration of the nervous system and heart. The onset of symptoms of this debilitating condition occur in...
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