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...of important chemicals within the brain which help new brain cells to grow and survive and increased activation of certain parts of the brain. This grant from the Brain Foundation...

...cells into stem cells, and stem cells into brain cells. We will generate live human brain tissue that we will study extensively in the laboratory. We will compare the brain...

...use of NiBS is thought to promote the functional reorganisation of local and diffuse patterns of communications between brain regions (i.e. stimulation promotes better whole-brain connectivity). Such brain stimulation methods...

PROJECT SUMMARY: Victims of traumatic brain injury often lose much blood resulting in dangerously low levels of oxygen reaching the brain. Optimal transfusion and subsequent oxygenation of the brain are...

...(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...

...the brain which carers of those with brain injury may find helpful. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge’s books; ‘The Brain’s Way of Healing’ and ‘The Brain that Changes Itself’. Also,...

...support of The Brain Foundation. We will undertake a detailed needs assessment survey of hundreds of people with brain tumours through The Royal Melbourne Hospital, linking it to quality of...

...The fluid flows through the four cavities (ventricles) in the brain, through the small openings (cisterns) at the base of the brain, bathes the surface of the brain and spinal...

Brain Function and Brain Mapping Award funded by Golden Bowl Grant In vivo mapping of anatomically distinct functional regions of the human cerebral cortex using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging. Associate...

Brain Function and Brain Mapping Award funded by Kathleen Toy Bequest A Study of Cortical Activation by Sensory Stimulation using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Associate Professor James Colebatch Prince...

...that microglia (brain immune cells) are an integral part of human brain tumours and our aims are to understand if these microglia promote or inhibit tumour growth? In addition, we...

Established in 1970 by an eminent group of neurologists and neurosurgeons, the Brain Foundation remains the largest independent, non-government funder of neurological and neuroscientific research in Australia. Mission The Brain...

...Applicants can submit their applications within one of the following categories: Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias Brain Tumour incl. Acoustic Neuroma Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM Concussion & Traumatic Brain...

Description Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage to the portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most people, these are parts of the left side...

...in a large number of well-characterised cases collected through the Sydney Brain Bank. Brain donors are recruited through longitudinal, prospective brain donor programs with an interest in ageing and neurodegeneration....

Project Summary: Today in Australia, 4 people will be diagnosed with a brain tumour. This equates to 1600 tumours in Australia each year. These may be benign or malignant. Present...

...high activity within the tumour, but not normal brain, makes it an ideal potential therapeutic target. With the help of the brain foundation we aim to investigate the effects of...

...tumours will uncover new targets for brain tumour therapies in the future, and also point to potential new blood tests for the diagnosis or monitoring of brain tumours. Final Report...

PROJECT SUMMARY: This project seeks to investigate a potential therapeutic antibody (MAR-1) that can limit the damage of traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents the major cause of...

...within the brain (cerebral haemorrhage), or (c) rupture of a blood vessel into the space surrounding the brain (subarachnoid haemorrhage). About 50% of patients who subsequently have a stroke due...

...Information National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (USA) ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Disease-Information-Page Support Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association Australia Inc. Building 22, Concord Hospital, CONCORD NSW 2139 Web site: cmt.org.au Email: cmtaa@cmt.org.au Tel (02) 9767...
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