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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 Dec Familial Dysautonomia
...the age of 30. Further Information and Support Click here for the latest Australian research papers on Dysautonomia. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dysautonomia-Information-Page Dysautonomia Foundation – USA...11 Dec Friedreich’s Ataxia
...Australia fara.org.au Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance – USA curefa.org National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – USA www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/friedreich-ataxia Reviewed by Dr Dominic Rowe, Neurologist, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia...
16 Oct Cerebral Diseases
...of the funding provided by the Brain Foundation. Project Summary: Our goal is to develop new ways to treat a blood vessel disorder that occurs in the brain called arteriovenous...
16 Oct Cerebral Diseases
...of the funding provided by the Brain Foundation. Project Summary Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a common feature of the ageing brain, associated with up to 45% increased dementia...14 Feb Parkinson’s Disease
...phone (1800 022 222), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Funded by the governments of Australia. www.healthdirect.gov.au National Institutes of Health – USA https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Parkinsons-Disease-Information-Page Michael J Fox...23 Nov Share your story
Are you living with a brain disease, disorder, or injury? Share your story to help raise awareness for these important conditions. When it comes to brain disease, a list of...
26 Oct Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias
...2,800 children are born with a genetic disorder which causes childhood dementia. Sanfilippo syndrome, among these genetic disorders, is particularly tragic and currently has no cure. Children born with Sanfilippo...
20 Jan Parkinson’s Disease
PROJECT SUMMARY: Many of the debilitating symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactive disorder, schizophrenia and drug addiction are caused by abnormal increases or decreases in the amount of a neurochemical...
26 Oct Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
...reliable diagnoses, patients are at higher risk of repeat injury, and worse outcomes. Objective markers of brain injury (i.e. biomarkers), can be a valuable adjunct to clinical judgement. We have...
26 Oct Brain Tumour incl. Acoustic Neuroma
Watch Dr Amirali Popat accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Approximately 1900 individuals in Australia receive a diagnosis of brain cancer each...11 Dec Cerebral Palsy
...Palsy Australia General Enquiries (03) 9843 2030 www.cpaustralia.com.au National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (USA) ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Cerebral-Palsy-Information-Page Reviewed by Dr Padraic Grattan-Smith, Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Australia...11 Dec Chiari Malformation
...base of the brain may include the displacement of the lower portion of the brain (cerebellum) and/or brain stem through the opening in the back of the skull (foramen magnum)...19 Dec Meningitis
Meningitis is a rare but serious infection of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. These membranes are called ‘meninges’. The infection can be caused by several types...11 Dec Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Description Subarachnoid Haemorrhage is the sudden leaking (haemorrhage) of a blood vessel over the surface of the brain. The brain is covered by a series of membranes, one of which...
15 Jan Neuro vascular Disease Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital vascular anomalies of the brain that consist of complex connections between arteries and veins that lack the intervening capillary bed. They form a...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
...sleep is to flush out brain waste that accumulates during the day. This includes proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, the commonest form of dementia. Brain waste clearance depends on Aquaporin-4...
12 Oct MND / ALS and other Neurodegenerative Diseases
...that the hypothalamus (a part of the brain that regulates appetite) might be impacted by disease. Using emerging technologies, we will define the impact of disease on cells within brain...
11 Feb Brain Tumour Award
Brain Tumour Award funded by Brian Quilty Memorial Fund, Carol & Stacey Buckley and Phyllis Edith Chard Estate Vestibular-postural responses in pre and post operative follow-up of cerebellopontine angle tumours....
01 Nov ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
...brain. Despite enormous research efforts Alzheimer’s disease still not fully understood. One of the major limitations of understanding Alzheimer’s is the technical difficulty of studying the human brain. Additionally, current...
07 Nov Cerebral Diseases
...of brain cell that is particularly sensitive to death following a stroke. They are the insulating cells of the brain, that wrap up the nerve cells like electrical tape thereby...
07 Nov Brain Tumours
...nausea and vomiting, seizures, changes in sensation, personality and mood and venous thromboembolism, leading to further complications. Available therapies, including surgery, chemotherapy, whole-brain radiation and anti-angiogenic drugs only interrupt disease...
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