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11 Dec Encephalitis
(See also Meningitis) What is encephalitis? Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. It is caused either by an infection invading the brain (infectious encephalitis) or through the immune system...
16 Oct Cerebral Diseases
...these clots and restore blood flow to the brain, to prevent extensive and permanent damage to brain tissue. “Clot-busting” drugs that dissolve the blood clot (rtPA) are currently used to...
27 Oct Other (Syringomyelia)
...that CSF enters the spinal cord and brain where it probably helps to maintain a constant biochemical environment for precise function of brain and spinal cord cells. Despite the critical...10 Dec Alzheimer’s Disease
...In 2019 A/Professor Peter Noakes was the recipient of Brain Foundation grant funding into Alzheimer’s – click for more. In 2018 A/Professor Amy Brodtmann was the recipient of Brain Foundation...
28 Sep Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Project summary It is now well understood that exercise provides numerous benefits to the human brain. Importantly, acute exercise has been shown to modify neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain...
25 Jan Epilepsy Award
Project Summary: Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of adult-onset epilepsy, and patients unresponsive to drug treatments for epilepsy may require surgical removal of brain tissue to...14 Nov Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
...the spinal dura and the CSF leaks out. When this fluid volume is reduced, there is less fluid available to support the normally floating brain inside the skull. The resulting...
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...around the area of damage in the brain. These nerve cells take on functions of cells that were lost during the stroke. There is growing interest in producing treatments that...
19 Jan Congratulations to our 2021 Research Grant Recipients
For over 50 years, our primary objective has been to support the highest quality Australian research into brain diseases, disorders, and injuries. The events of 2020 were an unprecedented challenge,...
19 Oct Neurodegenerative Diseases Award
Project Summary: Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal disorder involving psychiatric symptoms, dementia and uncontrollable movements. The disease is caused by a ‘genetic stutter’ in a single stretch of repeated...
31 Oct Chronic Headache and Migraine
...of a biomarker of headache. Migraine is the most prevalent disabling neurological disorder and has a major impact on health resources. Prevalence of migraine is more common than asthma and...
25 Jan Neuro-Vascular Disease Award
Project Summary: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain are complex vascular lesions that most commonly present with stroke. Bleeding from AVMs accounts for only 2% of all strokes, but is...10 Dec Acoustic Neuroma
...ear to the brain. The cochlear division is responsible for transmitting information about hearing and vestibular division is responsible for balance. An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour that develops...
23 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
...Watch the full interview with Dr Jorn Van Der Veken below. Project Summary: Brain aneurysms are bulges that form in the blood vessels of the brain. They are found in...
20 Jan Parkinson’s Disease
...the molecular pathophysiology of MSA has been barely investigated. In particular, there have been no systematic studies of the perturbation of the brain transcriptome during the onset and persistence of...
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...of stroke. We hypothesise that treatment with progranulin will reduce brain damage and improve outcome when given intravenously after stroke. In order to evaluate the therapeutic potential of progranulin, animal...
19 Oct Parkinson’s Disease Award
...supported by the Brain Foundation, detected the involvement of two types of brain systems controlling balance; intermittent and continuous. Intermittent control was indicated by the appearance of abrupt redirections of...
11 Feb Paediatric Neurology Award
...disease such as multiple sclerosis (MS). In young children however, monophasic brain demyelination is common (named acute disseminated encephalomyelitis-ADEM). Patients with ADEM usually have sudden onset post-infectious brain disease with...
09 Jan In Memory of Chris Taylor
...the work of the Brain Foundation. “We gave those who signed up to the mailing list a welcome gift – a Brain Foundation stress ball, bag, or cap. The day...
19 Oct Neuro-trauma Award
Project Summary: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes more deaths in Australians under 45 years of age than any other cause, with survivors often left with serious neurologic deficits. The World...12 Mar Understanding Dementia: Recognising Signs, Providing Support
Event Home > A live webinar recording from Brain Awareness Week Dementia is one of the most prevalent neurological diseases in Australia. In this presentation you will learn practical information...
The Brain Foundation is dedicated to funding the next generation of Australian research into brain disorders, diseases, and injuries, with the ultimate goal of advancing diagnoses, treatments, and patient outcomes.There is no cure without research.