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27 Jan Stroke Award
...brain cells from “excitotoxic” injury (a form of brain injury that occurs during stroke). We intend to identify and further characterise these platelet-derived brain protective agents and explore further their...
25 Jan Brain Cancer Award
...Foundation has the potential to significantly improve the clinical outcome in brain cancer patients. In addition, as the experimental work will be performed by a trainee neurosurgeon, the Brain Foundation...11 Feb Healthy Brain Research Award
Healthy Brain Research Award For research relating to the Brain Foundation Healthy Brain Program. NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and Brain Foundation...
25 Jan Neuro Trauma Award
...can develop effective strategies to promote functional recovery. Until recently the predominant method for studying brain injury was to examine brain tissue harvested post-mortem from experimental animal models or human...
20 Jan Brain Tumours
PROJECT SUMMARY: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating primary brain cancer that affects around 800 Australians annually. Despite surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, 1 in 2 people diagnosed with GBM will not...
14 Jan Parkinson’s Disease
...(PD) spread throughout the brain. Amongst the earliest detectable changes in the PD brain is the aggregation of a small protein of unknown function called alpha-synuclein (α-syn). The abnormal, aggregated...12 Apr Gift in Will
...directly supports vital research into brain diseases, disorders and injuries such as stroke, brain aneurysm, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, brain tumours, migraine and more. Research is the only path to a...
08 Dec CHRONIC HEADACHE AND MIGRAINE
...a constant struggle to function day by day. Many believe this disorder to be due to excessive sensitivity of the trigeminocervical system which conveys sensation from the head and neck....11 Dec Rett Syndrome
...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 Children’s Hospital, Australia...
31 Oct MND / ALS & other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Watch Dr Yijun (Nicholas) Pan accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a brain disorder that causes various...
31 Oct Parkinson’s Disease
...late-onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by larger CGG expansions (55-200 repeats) in the same FMR1 gene (‘premutations’). This FMR1 premutation disorder, known as fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), includes parkinsonian features...
26 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
Project Summary: Parkinson’s disease is an incurable neurodegenerative brain disorder affecting many older Australians, recognisable by the characteristic tremor observed in patients. The reasons why nerve cells in Parkinson’s disease...20 Sep Ménière’s Disease
Ménière’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear, affecting your hearing and balance. It can be hard to diagnose because the symptoms can be similar to other disorders, such...
21 Feb Steph’s story: Living with Dystonia & Participating in Research
...new dystonia treatment, which was supported by the Brain Foundation. She spoke to us about her experience with dystonia, and what it was like to participate in research. Brain Foundation:...
30 Oct Movement Disorders incl. Parkinson’s & related diseases, Dystonia, Huntington’s
...personalised brain networks after MRgFUS. Unlike older approaches, a novel technique, Fixel-Based Analysis, is more sensitive and specific to mapping brain networks. It has demonstrated improved accuracy and clinical relevance...
02 Nov Congratulations to our 2022 Research Grant Recipients
...Improve Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr Jamie Beros Read more How Do Changes In Brain Rhythms Contribute To The Effects Of Brain Injury? Dr George Opie Read more Testing...
19 Oct Epilepsy Award
...when the child has a focal brain area from which the seizures arise. Cortical malformations are areas of the brain that did not form normally during the pregnancy. The most...
11 Feb Stroke Award
Project Summary: Brain injury from stroke is one of the leading causes of long term disability in Australia. Strategies to protect the integrity and function of the brain have been...
07 Nov Cerebral Diseases
...supplies oxygen and nutrients to the brain, brain cells can quickly die due to starvation. Opening blocked blood vessels urgently to restore blood flow (Revascularisation) is therefore the main aim...03 Feb Big Trivia
...there’s no better way to raise money for brain research than by challenging your brain! Thank you to Aspen and Allergan for their support, and to PR Consultant Kate Dorrell...
12 Oct Brain Tumour
...1600 will die from this disease. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common form of brain cancer and it is the most aggressive and lethal primary brain tumour due to its...
27 Jan Neuro-trauma Award
...this. By examining the response of the sheep’s brain to a controlled indentation, we can examine how the function of the brain is altered by physical stresses, and what level...
31 Oct Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
...that measures brain electrical activity which can change in different brain diseases. It gives a real-time assessment of the severity of brain dysfunction. Therefore, EEG may be useful in subtyping...
The Brain Foundation is dedicated to funding the next generation of Australian research into brain disorders, diseases, and injuries, with the ultimate goal of advancing diagnoses, treatments, and patient outcomes.There is no cure without research.