Search
31 Oct Cerebral Diseases
...attention to the space opposite of their brain lesion and severe forms of neglect lead to numerous debilitating behaviours. For example, patients with right brain damage may collide with obstacles...
24 Jan Living with an invisible disability
...Brain Foundation: Can you tell us a bit about your story and how you were diagnosed with epilepsy & Chiari malformation? Andrea Nunn: I wasn’t born with epilepsy but developed...
16 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...molecular changes we see in these brains may not represent the initial stresses that caused AD. To identify these causative factors, we must examine young, pre-disease brains. To do this...06 Apr Apply for Research Funding
...would like to be added to the researchers’ database, please fill out the form at the end of this page. Brain Foundation Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience Research (SA...
08 Dec NEURO-TRAUMA
...of the funding provided by the Brain Foundation. PROJECT SUMMARY: Effect of respiration and pathways of fluid flow in spinal cord cysts Traumatic spinal cord injury is a devastating condition...
08 Nov Dawn Wallace Fellowship
...motor neurons (nerve cells in the motor cortex of the brain) and lower motor neurons (nerve cells in the spinal cord) of several body regions. Diagnosis of ALS is delayed...
19 Oct Chronic Headache & Migraine Award
...by high pressure of the fluid that surrounds the brain. Current therapies are aimed at addressing this either with medication or surgery. In recent years the role of the veins...
29 Apr Locked-in Syndrome International Conference 2026
...more about the event schedule and how to register below. Locked-in syndrome is a rare neurological disorder in which patients are unable to move anything except their eyes, despite being...24 Mar Migraine Expert Q&A
Event Home > A live webinar recording from Brain Awareness Week Migraine is a complicated and debilitating disorder which affects an estimated 4.9 million Australians. In this webinar, Dr Michael...26 Apr Headaches (various types)
Visit our Migraine & Headache Australia website for information about headache and migraine. Migraine & Headache Australia is part of Brain Foundation. On our Migraine & Headache Australia website you...26 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Parkinson’s disease is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is primarily diagnosed on the basis of clinical features and response to dopaminergic therapy. In the early stages of...
14 Jan Friedreich Ataxia Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is an inherited disorder that results in progressive degeneration of the nervous system and heart. The onset of symptoms of this debilitating condition occur in...
14 Jun Dystonia Webinar
The Brain Foundation is providing you with a free detailed online presentation on Dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterised by involuntary muscle contractions which may lead to repetitive movements...11 Dec Essential Tremor
...National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (US) ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Tremor-Information-Page International Essential Tremor Foundation www.essentialtremor.org Reviewed by Dr Victor Fung, MB BS (Hons) PhD FRACP, Director, Movement Disorders Unit, Department of...06 May Advertise Your Study
Information for researchers wishing to recruit participants or research volunteers Researchers who would like the Brain Foundation’s help to recruit participants or volunteers for a study can use the form...
09 Dec NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
...samples and data. The present study is designed to address these issues by establishing an Australian biobank for paediatric peripheral nerve disorders, with an initial focus on spinal muscular atrophy...
19 Oct Cerebral Diseases Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured brain aneurysm is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Cerebral vasospasm often complicates subarachnoid haemorrhage and can lead to stroke or death....
19 Oct Paediatric Neurology Award
...of iodine during brain development. Since the 1960s widespread supplementation has almost eliminated cretinism, which previously affected millions of people in iodine poor regions worldwide, and the problem is regarded...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...specific brain regions including the hippocampus and cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain (cBF neurons). The current standard treatments for AD are drugs that aim to promote the function of...
31 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...vascular dementia may be increased in patients with OSA. However, a direct link between these two conditions has not been established. Beta-amyloid deposits (plaques) are found in the brains of...
08 Dec NEURO-TRAUMA
...comprehensively characterise how the brain reacts, through inflammatory processes, following a traumatic SCI. In particular, we will investigate whether there is a graded response by the brain dependent on how...
08 Dec PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Watch Dr Iman Azimi accept his research grant and hear a bit about the project. PROJECT SUMMARY: Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common fatal childhood brain cancer. Despite significant advances...07 Aug Keeping Women in the Workforce with Migraine
The burden of migraine on women at work According to the World Health Organization (WHO), migraine attacks are the second leading cause of disability worldwide (1). At the Brain...
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.