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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...
12 Jun Rebecca’s story: The Impact of Acoustic Neuroma
Acoustic neuroma is a type of benign brain tumour that grows on the nerve connecting the inner ear to the brain. It can affect your hearing and balance, causing symptoms...11 Dec Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Description Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a neurological disorder that results in slowly progressive weakness and loss of feeling in the legs and arms. It is caused by the...11 Dec Down Syndrome
Description Down Syndrome is a birth disorder in which the baby has an extra copy of chromosome 21. The chances of giving birth to a baby with Down Syndrome increase...11 Dec Myasthenia Gravis
...papers on Myasthenia Gravis The Australian Myasthenic Association in NSW www.myasthenia.org.au Myasthenia Gravis Association of Queensland http://www.mgaq.org.au National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (USA) https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Myasthenia-Gravis-Information-Page Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of...11 Dec Transverse Myelitis
Transverse Myelitis Description Transverse myelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord leading to loss of muscle power, sensory symptoms (pins and needles) and bladder and bowel dysfunction. It...
19 Jan Whispering Dysphonia Award
The Cause of Whispering Dysphonia Chief Investigator: Professor Carolyn Sue Co-Investigators: Associate Professor Robert Wilcox and Professor Christine Klein Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterised by abnormal posture due...
20 Jan Neuromuscular Diseases
Project Summary: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and severe muscular dystrophy of childhood. Affecting 1 in 3,500 boys, the natural history of the disorder is characterised by...11 Feb Neuromuscular Disease Award
...a secondary result, of disease. Changes in these channels may produce the symptoms of disease and/or provide targets for treatment. Long QT syndrome is a cardiac disorder in which patients...
16 Oct Vestibular Disorders
...Aaron Camp and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Balance disorders such as Meniere’s disease (MD) are debilitating for sufferers, and pose a significant socio-economic burden on Australia,...11 Dec Huntington’s Disease
...Middle Ages. Also known as Huntington’s chorea. Chorea is derived from the Greek word for dance and describes uncontrolled body movement. HD is an inherited disease of the brain that...16 Apr Regular Giving
Why regular giving is so important People who give regularly to the Brain Foundation provide ongoing support for vital research. Regular monthly donations help us confidently plan ahead and contribute...
14 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Deep Brain Stimulation of the subthalamic region is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson’s Disease but the exact best part of this area to stimulate is uncertain. Our...
15 Jan Dystonia Award
...a therapeutic approach for the rehabilitation of movement disorders. Noninvasive brain stimulation has the potential for translation into clinical the clinical setting however, further systematic investigation is required to understand...
20 Jan Neuro-trauma Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Traumatic brain injury is a major health care burden world-wide. Approximately 108-332 case of head injury per 100,000 population are admitted to hospital each year. Of those with...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...Furthermore, a recent study of community dwelling older adults at one time point described an association between self-reported shorter sleep duration and poorer sleep quality and greater brain amyloid levels...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...neurodegenerative disorders. Thus, something must be going wrong with α-synuclein, but it has been difficult to determine its role in PD because aspects of its normal function in nerve cells...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...processes in the brain, but the best available techniques are labour intensive and require highly skilled technicians to manually trace target brain structures using the operator’s expert knowledge of neuroanatomy....27 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
...testing paradigm accurately reflect FOG behaviour recorded in patients in their home environment, we will be able to utilise this paradigm in future functional brain scanning experiments. The results of...10 Feb Migraine Award
...eye – parasympathetic neurons in the sphenopalatine ganglion. In terms of the project currently funded by the Brain Foundation, we plan to further investigate the connectivity and control of these...11 Feb Spinal Cord Research Award
Spinal Cord Research Award funded by Marjorie Grace Lawn Estate Hydrocephalus and the role of brain water channels. Dr Brian Owler Neurosurgeon Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Discipline of Paediatrics and...11 Feb Neuro-trauma Award
Neuro-trauma Award funded by Robert W Harvey, Allen & Patricia Ellen Coulson Estate Neck artery trauma and microclots to the brain. Associate Professor Richard Gerraty Alfred Hospital, Monash University Co-Investigators:...
11 Feb Neurodegenerative Diseases Award
Project Summary: Prion diseases are a group of degenerative brain diseases affecting both humans and animals. The disease can be hereditary, with human examples including Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, fatal familial insomnia,...
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