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11 Dec Tay-Sachs Disease
...Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – USA www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Tay-Sachs-Disease-Information-Page National Institute of Health – USA www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001417.htm Reviewed by Dr Carolyn Ellaway, Clinical Geneticist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia...
19 Jan Headache and Migraine Award
...The disorder is common in westernised countries – approx 12%, and shows a marked female preponderance (~3:1). A tendency for migraine to run in families also suggests a strong genetic...
19 Oct Neuromuscular Diseases Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune neuroinflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by significant disability. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a related autoimmune neuroinflammatory disorder...11 Dec Blepharospasm
Description Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms of the eyelid muscles. It is not life-threatening It is a form of...11 Dec Multiple System Atrophy
DESCRIPTION Multiple System Atrophy (or Shy-Drager Syndrome) (SDS) (MSA) is a a rare degenerative condition resulting from degeneration of certain nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Body functions...11 Dec Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Description Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative brain disease in humans. CJD is the most common human form of a group of diseases that affects humans and animals known...11 Dec Dementia (Non-Alzheimer type)
...Information National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke(USA) ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Multi-Infarct-Dementia-Information-Page ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dementia-Lewy-Bodies-Information-Page ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dementia-Information-Page Better Health Channel (Topics) betterhealth.vic.gov.au Mental Health Association NSW wayahead.org.au Support Carers Australia carersaustralia.com.au Dementia Australia dementia.org.au Free...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...changes, such as cholesterol and insulin levels and eating behavior which could modify the progression of several neurodegenerative diseases. My research uses brain imaging, pathology, and novel techniques from obesity...21 May Membership
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09 Sep Neurodegenerative Diseases
PROJECT SUMMARY: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a devastating disease affecting primarily the frontal and temporal part of the brain. It is the second most common form of dementia in people...
19 Jan Stroke Award
...the growing evidence for conventional post-stroke therapies, it is likely that Wii-based Movement Therapy similarly promotes recovery through brain ‘reorganisation’. In this study we will quantify brain reorganisation and identify...
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...developments in brain stimulation paired with neuroimaging technology, to address the neural underpinnings of improved language functions in post-stroke aphasia induced by tDCS. This will be accomplished in a placebo...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...how to treat Alzheimer’s disease is that the brain of animal models is a particularly poor substitute for the complexity of the human brain. Recently, with the advent of stem...
25 Jan Motor Neurone Disease Award
...changes are most likely to occur in MND. Second, the underlying brain changes associated with the behavioural disturbances are identified via brain imaging techniques to help clinicians identifying patients that...
25 Jan Epilepsy Award
...bridged because there is a pressing need for better, non-invasive ways of locating the source of the seizure in the brain of the sufferer. Our pilot study will examine the...11 Feb Stroke Award
...Hospital, Brain and Mental Health Priority Research Centre, University of Newcastle (A/Prof Greg Carter). The 2008 Brain Foundation Grant will be invaluable in supporting the costs of running this study....
19 Oct Neuro-trauma Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes more deaths in Australians under 45 years of age than any other cause, with survivors often left with serious neurologic deficits. The World...
19 Jan Supranuclear Palsy Award
...method to measure brain dysfunction. With our collaborators in Rome, we conducted a pilot study which showed abnormalities in PSP could be measured using TMS. Importantly we made discoveries that...
30 Oct Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
...damage contributes to brain decline and to identify at-risk patients sooner. Early detection enables timely interventions to protect nerves and brain, preventing serious complications such as falls, severe cognitive decline,...
11 May Pascale’s story: The long goodbye
...Today, Ingrid is 71. She can no longer talk or feed herself. She no longer knows her daughter’s name – or that she has a longed-for grandchild. A recent brain...
30 Oct Paediatric Neurology
“One of the big challenges with focal cortical dysplasia is that they're very difficult to diagnose on MRI brain scans, and are missed around 50% of the time. My project...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
...and disrupts normal brain communication leading to cognitive decline and brain cell loss is currently unknown. For the first time, we will harness state-of-the-art single molecule super-resolution microscopy to track...
12 Jun Rebecca’s story: The Impact of Acoustic Neuroma
Acoustic neuroma is a type of benign brain tumour that grows on the nerve connecting the inner ear to the brain. It can affect your hearing and balance, causing symptoms...
26 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Watch Dr Arosha Dissanayake accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Each year approximately 1 in 12 Australians who suffer brain bleeding from...
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