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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...
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
...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 on...
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...
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...
06 Apr Apply for Research Funding
...would like to be added to the researchers’ database, please fill out the form at the end of this page. Brain Foundation Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience Research (SA...
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 Alzheimer’s Disease & other Dementias
...this by measuring brain activity. The project we propose has huge clinical implications for dementia prevention as tens of thousands of older adults undergo surgeries every year in Australia. If...
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...
25 Jan Epilepsy Award
...bridged because there is a pressing need for better, non-invasive ways of locating the source of the seizure in the brain of the sufferer. Our pilot study will examine the...
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...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
...and disrupts normal brain communication leading to cognitive decline and brain cell loss is currently unknown. For the first time, we will harness state-of-the-art single molecule super-resolution microscopy to track...
31 Oct Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
...our movements in response to changes in our immediate surroundings (like trying to walk on a moving train). This age-related decline may be due to changes in the brain’s capacity...
30 Oct Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
...damage contributes to brain decline and to identify at-risk patients sooner. Early detection enables timely interventions to protect nerves and brain, preventing serious complications such as falls, severe cognitive decline,...
30 Oct Paediatric Neurology
“One of the big challenges with focal cortical dysplasia is that they're very difficult to diagnose on MRI brain scans, and are missed around 50% of the time. My project...
11 May Pascale’s story: The long goodbye
...Today, Ingrid is 71. She can no longer talk or feed herself. She no longer knows her daughter’s name – or that she has a longed-for grandchild. A recent brain...
19 Oct Chronic Headache & Migraine Award
...by high pressure of the fluid that surrounds the brain. Current therapies are aimed at addressing this either with medication or surgery. In recent years the role of the veins...08 Dec ELIZABETH PENFOLD SIMPSON AWARD
...direct current stimulation study. Human Brain Mapping. 2018;39(8):3326-3339. doi:10.1002/hbm.24079 Learn more about the Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Prize > Now named the Brain Foundation Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience Research. ...
25 Jan Motor Neurone Disease Award
...changes are most likely to occur in MND. Second, the underlying brain changes associated with the behavioural disturbances are identified via brain imaging techniques to help clinicians identifying patients that...
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...developments in brain stimulation paired with neuroimaging technology, to address the neural underpinnings of improved language functions in post-stroke aphasia induced by tDCS. This will be accomplished in a placebo...
19 Jan Stroke Award
...the growing evidence for conventional post-stroke therapies, it is likely that Wii-based Movement Therapy similarly promotes recovery through brain ‘reorganisation’. In this study we will quantify brain reorganisation and identify...
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...
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