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25 Jan Epilepsy Award
Project Summary: Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of adult-onset epilepsy, and patients unresponsive to drug treatments for epilepsy may require surgical removal of brain tissue to...25 Jan Migraine Award
...brain, but the controls for that circuitry are higher up- in the cerebral cortex, the conscious part of the brain. When a migraineur encounters one of her trigger factors, some...
20 Jan Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
...cells was not to replace the neurons that died in the brain following the stroke, but it was other effects, such as factors that the cells secrete in the brain...
20 Jan Parkinson’s Disease
...can protect the brain against the damage associated with PD and partially restore normal movement. Yet it is unclear exactly how this treatment has its protective effects. Most previous work...19 Jan Brain Injury Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Participation in sport is an extremely popular activity among individuals of all ages. While there are considerable benefits to engaging in sporting activities, one of the potential consequences...
19 Jan Cerebral Metastases Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Melanoma is one of the deadliest tumours known to humans with the highest propensity of all primary cancers to metastasize to the brain. Despite recent advances in targeted...
19 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
...refractory to treatment including medication and conventional forms of deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation is a rapidly evolving therapy, where electrical stimulation is applied to specific brain regions via...
15 Jan Paediatric Neurology Award
...evidence of brain injury, including stroke, on brain scans and at least another third have evidence of new brain injury after surgery. Children with heart disease are the most important...
27 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
Project Summary: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is caused by degeneration of dopamine-releasing (dopaminergic) neuronal circuits in the brain. Treatment involves dopaminergic medications, but the effectiveness of these medications is drastically limited...14 Nov Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
...the spinal dura and the CSF leaks out. When this fluid volume is reduced, there is less fluid available to support the normally floating brain inside the skull. The resulting...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...
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....10 Dec Agenesis Corpus Callosum
...ACC accompanied by developmental delay and/or seizure disorders should be screened for metabolic disorders. Mental retardation is non-progressive. Further Information and Support Click here for the latest Australian research papers...11 Dec Gaucher Disease
...accumulates, mostly in the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The disorder can result in pain, fatigue, jaundice, bone damage, anaemia and even death. Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive disorder....
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...around the area of damage in the brain. These nerve cells take on functions of cells that were lost during the stroke. There is growing interest in producing treatments that...
19 Jan Congratulations to our 2021 Research Grant Recipients
For over 50 years, our primary objective has been to support the highest quality Australian research into brain diseases, disorders, and injuries. The events of 2020 were an unprecedented challenge,...
16 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...in the brain and spinal cord that leads to muscle weakness, wasting, and paralysis. It is an inevitably lethal disease with a lifetime risk of ~ 1 in 400 Australians....
09 Dec ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
...have greater rates of brain volume loss with aging, but it is not known which patients will develop dementia over time, and which factors will predict cognitive impairment in these...
01 Nov ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
...before clinical presentation, at a point when the minimum disruption to the brain has occurred. One of the greatest challenges in clinical neurology therefore is to identify individuals most at...
26 Oct Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Watch Dr Jessica Fletcher accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease, involving the immune system and brain, with...
19 Oct Parkinson’s Disease Award
...analysis, supported by the Brain Foundation, detected the involvement of two types of brain systems controlling balance; intermittent and continuous. Intermittent control was indicated by the appearance of abrupt redirections...
25 Jan Neuro-Vascular Disease Award
Project Summary: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain are complex vascular lesions that most commonly present with stroke. Bleeding from AVMs accounts for only 2% of all strokes, but is...
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...of stroke. We hypothesise that treatment with progranulin will reduce brain damage and improve outcome when given intravenously after stroke. In order to evaluate the therapeutic potential of progranulin, animal...
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