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19 Jul Finding a Neurologist
...muscle. However, just like any doctor, they will often specialise in a certain area or disorder. For example, a practice might have one neurologist that specialises in degenerative disorders (like...
23 May Remembering Tyler James Osmond
...tragic loss. Brain diseases, disorders and injuries can strike any person, at any time. While research has helped improve diagnoses, treatments, and patient outcomes, many conditions can still strike unexpectedly...
15 Apr Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Hayley’s Story
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder caused by increased pressure inside the skull, causing symptoms such as headaches and vision changes. This happens when there is a build-up of...
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:...
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 Brain Tumour Award
Brain Tumour Award funded by Phyllis Chard Bequest Identifying new molecular targets for treating brain tumour. Dr Bryce Vissel Garvan Institute of Medical Research...11 Feb Brain Tumour Award
Brain Tumour Award funded by Phyllis Chard Bequest Characterising the tumourigenicity of brain tumour “stem cells” and their sensitivities to anti-cancer agents. Dr Christine Hawkins Children’s Cancer Centre, Murdoch Children’s...16 Apr Workplace Giving
Workplace Giving allows you to help fund crucial research into brain disease, disorders and injury by making a regular, tax-deductible donation to the Brain Foundation through your employer’s payroll system....
26 Jan Stroke Award
...often irritability and aggression. Certain proteins (amyloid and tau) are found in the brains of patients with AD. These proteins act to accelerate cell death in the brain, which has...
20 Jan Brain Tumours
PROJECT SUMMARY: Medulloblastoma is a malignant brain tumour that is the most common cause of cancer-related death in children. Recent studies have described at least four distinct subgroups of medulloblastoma...
15 Jan Brain Tumours Award
PROGRESS REPORT: It has become apparent that despite identical appearances under the microscope, brain cancers designated as glioblastoma multiforme (GBMs) may have greatly varied clinical courses & responses to treatment....11 Feb Brain Tumour Award
Brain Tumour Award funded by Phyllis Chard Bequest Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour: Seizure focus localisation using functional MRI with continuous EEG recording. Dr Regula Briellmann Brain Research Institute Co-Investigator: Professor Graeme...11 Feb Brain Tumour Award
Brain Tumour Award funded by Phyllis Chard Bequest Vitamin E analogues selectively suppress brain cancer. Dr Jiri Neuzil Griffith University...11 Feb Perinatal Brain Development Award
Perinatal Brain Development Award funded by Allen & Patricia Ellen Coulson Estate and Heidenreich Bequest Long-term neuroprotection in the preterm brain: Targeting neuroinflammatory mediators to reduce white matter damage induced...
31 Oct Brain Tumours
Project Summary: Despite decades of intensive research a patient diagnosed with glioblastoma, a devastating form of brain cancer, still faces a dismal prognosis of only 15-18 months’ survival. Trials of...
16 Oct Brain Tumours
Project Summary: Gliomas are the most prevalent brain tumours and predominantly arise from glial cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) grades gliomas on a scale of I to IV, reflecting...
12 Oct Brain Tumour
...ear to the brain are protected and insulated by a special type of cell called a Schwann cell, that wrap around nerve cells. Sometimes there is an unrestrained growth of...
22 Feb Crisis in Care: Australia Faces Unprecedented Migraine Medication Shortage
...neurosurgeons, the Brain Foundation remains the largest independent, non-government funder of neurological and neuroscientific research in Australia. The Brain Foundation is a nationally registered charity dedicated to funding the highest...11 Dec Sydenham’s Chorea
...latest Australian research papers on Sydenham’s Chorea. International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society https://www.movementdisorders.org/MDS/About/Movement-Disorder-Overviews/Chorea–Huntingtons-Disease.htm National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Sydenham-Chorea-Information-Page Reviewed by Associate Professor James Colebatch...11 Dec Peripheral Neuropathy
...Information and Support Click here for the latest Australian research papers on Peripheral Neuropathy. Information National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – USA https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Peripheral-Neuropathy-Information-Page The Neuropathy Association – USA...
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