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24 Mar Migraine Expert Q&A
Event Home > A live webinar recording from Brain Awareness Week Migraine is a complicated and debilitating disorder which affects an estimated 4.9 million Australians. In this webinar, Dr Michael...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 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...26 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
Project Summary: Parkinson’s disease is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is primarily diagnosed on the basis of clinical features and response to dopaminergic therapy. In the early stages of...
19 Oct Cerebral Diseases Award
Project Summary: Subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured brain aneurysm is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Cerebral vasospasm often complicates subarachnoid haemorrhage and can lead to stroke or death....
19 Oct Paediatric Neurology Award
...severe lack of iodine during brain development. Since the 1960s widespread supplementation has almost eliminated cretinism, which previously affected millions of people in iodine poor regions worldwide, and the problem...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...specific brain regions including the hippocampus and cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain (cBF neurons). The current standard treatments for AD are drugs that aim to promote the function of...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...vascular dementia may be increased in patients with OSA. However, a direct link between these two conditions has not been established. Beta-amyloid deposits (plaques) are found in the brains of...
08 Dec NEURO-TRAUMA
...comprehensively characterise how the brain reacts, through inflammatory processes, following a traumatic SCI. In particular, we will investigate whether there is a graded response by the brain dependent on how...
09 Dec NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
...samples and data. The present study is designed to address these issues by establishing an Australian biobank for paediatric peripheral nerve disorders, with an initial focus on spinal muscular atrophy...
16 Oct Cerebral Diseases
...of aSAH patients go on to have a further secondary brain injury that is preventable. One of the major causes of secondary injury is vasospasm. This spontaneous constriction of cerebral...
26 Oct Migraine & Headache
...long-term is therefore of material importance to clinicians and patients worldwide. Our preliminary research suggests that these medications may impact bone health. With the support of the Brain Foundation, we...07 Aug Keeping Women in the Workforce with Migraine
The burden of migraine on women at work According to the World Health Organization (WHO), migraine attacks are the second leading cause of disability worldwide (1). At the Brain...
26 Oct Movement Disorders incl. Parkinson’s & related diseases, Dystonia, Huntington’s
...an incision-less technique, where ultrasound beams are delivered transcranially to create therapeutic lesions in highly specific locations within the brain. Its application in movement disorders and tremor is to target...11 Feb Stroke Award
...Department of Liaison-Psychiatry at Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital, Brain and Mental Health Priority Research Centre, University of Newcastle (A/Prof Greg Carter). The 2008 Brain Foundation Grant will be invaluable in...
26 Oct Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
...immune system targets the brain causing damage and swelling called inflammation. This results in severe symptoms such as seizures, involuntary movements, poor memory and even coma. This condition can be...
31 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, aneurysms, AVM
Watch Dr Craig Winter accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Brain aneurysms, or intracranial aneurysms, affect around 3.3% of the population, and...06 May Advertise Your Study
Information for researchers wishing to recruit participants or research volunteers Researchers who would like the Brain Foundation’s help to recruit participants or volunteers for a study can use the form...
14 Aug First-ever national neurological survey in Australia reveals gaps in care
...Neurological Alliance Australia (NAA), of which the Brain Foundation is a proud member, the inaugural Neuro Service Gaps and Innovation Survey captured the experiences of 3,805 Australians, providing the first...23 Aug Signup Confirmed!
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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,...
21 Oct Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
...blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, cerebral edema and poor outcome post-stroke. NK1-r antagonist treatment ameliorates BBB dysfunction and cerebral edema in rodent stroke models. However, treatment has not been investigated in...
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