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27 Feb Brain Awareness Week – Registration Confirmed
Thank you for registering for Brain Awareness Week! You will receive a confirmation email with more event details shortly. 11-15 March 2024 | Free resources from leading experts VISIT EVENT...11 Dec Tourette Syndrome
...(TSAA) PO Box 1173, Maroubra NSW 2035 Tel (02) 9382 3726 Fax (02) 9382 3764 http://www.tourette.org.au/ Information Better Health Channel (Australia) www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au (Look under Topics) Disability Online (Australlia) www.disability.vic.gov.au/ Tourette...24 Nov Get involved in research
...Research and StepUp for Ageing Research). These are research participation and engagement services that help connect Australians with researchers conducting studies into dementia and ageing. For many years, it has...
19 Oct Neuromuscular Diseases Award
...developed a comprehensive series of tests to examine function in patients with CIDP, including novel tests of nerve function. We will also compare with a group of MS patients to...21 Jan Vegetative State
...(Ted) Freeman (1987) The Catastrophe of Coma. Publisher: David Bateman Information Brain Injury Australia www.braininjuryaustralia.org.au Synapse – Australia’s Brain Injury Organisation Address: Level 1/262 Montague Road, West End QLD 4101...
01 Nov ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
...cell-free DNA has originated from. The Brain Foundation’s research gift will allow us to identify epigenetic modifications that distinguish the DNA from each distinct brain region effected within FTD to...19 Dec Meningitis
...C, W and Y – Nimenrix, Menactra and Menveo You can access some of these vaccines for free under the national immunisation program. The ACWY vaccine is free for children...
12 Oct Movement Disorders incl. Parkinson’s & related diseases, Dystonia, Hunting
Watch Dr Joel Maamary accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Dystonias are a group of movement disorders that are characterised by sustained...31 Jan Our Funding Process
...brief project summary in layperson’s terms Outline of the project’s aims, background, research methods, and potential outcomes/significance A detailed budget All applicants must adhere to the guidelines and eligibility criteria...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...11 Dec Rett Syndrome
...7077 or 0418 561 796 Email rettaust@bigpond.com.au International Rett Syndrome Foundation www.rettsyndrome.org National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (USA) https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Rett-Syndrome-Information-Page Rett Syndrome Australia rettaustralia.com Reviewed by Padraic Grattan-Smith, Sydney...09 Mar Useful Links
...A personalised card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community. nationalassistancecard.com.au BrainLink – a Victorian based service that is dedicated to improving the quality of life...11 Dec Dyslexia
...Institution of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (USA) ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dyslexia-Information-Page The International Dyslexia Association www.interdys.org SuperSummary Dyslexia Resource List supersummary.com/dyslexia-guide Reviewed by Dr Laurie Miller, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown....
27 Jan Brain Tumour Award
...and patient outcome. If valid, this test could become a valuable, simple, cost-effective tool to help guide more accurate treatment decisions in patients with brain tumours and to guide future...10 Dec Alzheimer’s Disease
...Free Helpline 1800 100 500 www.dementia.org.au Alzheimer’s Society – UK www.alzheimers.org.uk healthdirect: trusted health information and advice online and over the phone (1800 022 222), available 24 hours a day,...
31 Jan Margot’s story: Living with Dystonia
...that I needed to solve. I tried every form of relaxation and psychological help and became quite competent at managing performance anxiety, but there was no improvement in the sensations...10 Feb Alzheimer’s Award
Alzheimer’s Award funded by Rex Banks Estate Development of Novel Disease-Modifying Drugs for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr Benjamin Ross University of Queensland Our research group is interested...16 Mar Day 4: All About Concussion & Acoustic Neuroma
...research group led by A/Prof Jennifer Rodger. He received a Brain Foundation research grant last year for research into traumatic brain injury (TBI). His team will be testing the efficacy...11 Dec Muscular Dystrophy
...Muscular Dystrophy Australia www.mda.org.au Muscular Dystrophy NSW mdnsw.org.au Muscular Dystrophy QLD mdqld.org.au Information Better Health Channel (VIC government) www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/ConditionsAndTreatments/muscular-dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association – USA www.mdausa.org National Institute of Neurological Diseases...11 Dec Huntington’s Disease
...VIC 16 Wakefield Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Tel: (03) 9818 6333 www.huntingtonsvic.org.au Huntington’s Disease Society of America www.hdsa.org National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov Huntington Study Group www.huntington-study-group.org...11 Dec Down Syndrome
...24 Harrow Avenue, Magill SA 5072 Tel (08) 8365 3510 www.downssa.asn.au Information The National Down Syndrome Society (USA) www.ndss.org Medline Plus Health Information – Down Syndrome (USA) www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/downsyndrome.html Reviewed...18 Jan Minimally Conscious State
...the brain scientist, Jill Bolte Taylor’s personal experience; ‘My Stroke of Insight’. Information Coma Science Group www.coma.uliege.be Brain Injury Australia braininjuryaustralia.org.au Synapse – Australia’s Brain Injury Organisation Address: Level 1/262...11 Dec Chiari Malformation
...Rd, HurstvilleNSW 2220 Tel (02) 9586 1057 Email triplej@accsoft.com.au Chiari and Syringomylia Australia www.chiariaustralia.org Email: chiariaustralia@gmail.com Reviewed by Associate Professor Marcus Stoodley, PhD, FRACS, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Randwick....
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