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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...
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...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...neurodegenerative disorders. Thus, something must be going wrong with α-synuclein, but it has been difficult to determine its role in PD because aspects of its normal function in nerve cells...11 Dec Huntington’s Disease
...Middle Ages. Also known as Huntington’s chorea. Chorea is derived from the Greek word for dance and describes uncontrolled body movement. HD is an inherited disease of the brain that...
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...16 Apr Regular Giving
Why regular giving is so important People who give regularly to the Brain Foundation provide ongoing support for vital research. Regular monthly donations help us confidently plan ahead and contribute...
15 Jan Dystonia Award
...a therapeutic approach for the rehabilitation of movement disorders. Noninvasive brain stimulation has the potential for translation into clinical the clinical setting however, further systematic investigation is required to understand...
20 Jan Neuro-trauma Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Traumatic brain injury is a major health care burden world-wide. Approximately 108-332 case of head injury per 100,000 population are admitted to hospital each year. Of those with...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...Furthermore, a recent study of community dwelling older adults at one time point described an association between self-reported shorter sleep duration and poorer sleep quality and greater brain amyloid levels...
14 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Deep Brain Stimulation of the subthalamic region is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson’s Disease but the exact best part of this area to stimulate is uncertain. Our...
20 Jan Neurodegenerative Diseases
...processes in the brain, but the best available techniques are labour intensive and require highly skilled technicians to manually trace target brain structures using the operator’s expert knowledge of neuroanatomy....
11 Feb Neurodegenerative Diseases Award
Project Summary: Prion diseases are a group of degenerative brain diseases affecting both humans and animals. The disease can be hereditary, with human examples including Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, fatal familial insomnia,...10 Feb Migraine Award
...eye – parasympathetic neurons in the sphenopalatine ganglion. In terms of the project currently funded by the Brain Foundation, we plan to further investigate the connectivity and control of these...11 Feb Spinal Cord Research Award
Spinal Cord Research Award funded by Marjorie Grace Lawn Estate Hydrocephalus and the role of brain water channels. Dr Brian Owler Neurosurgeon Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Discipline of Paediatrics and...11 Feb Neuro-trauma Award
Neuro-trauma Award funded by Robert W Harvey, Allen & Patricia Ellen Coulson Estate Neck artery trauma and microclots to the brain. Associate Professor Richard Gerraty Alfred Hospital, Monash University Co-Investigators:...
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....27 Jan Parkinson’s Disease Award
...testing paradigm accurately reflect FOG behaviour recorded in patients in their home environment, we will be able to utilise this paradigm in future functional brain scanning experiments. The results of...
09 Dec CEREBRAL DISEASES
Watch Dr Marcus Stoodley accept the research grant award on behalf of Zhenjun Zhao and hear a bit about the project. PROJECT SUMMARY: Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are abnormalities of...
31 Oct Neuro-Trauma
...harness the brains capacity for plasticity to optimise functional outcome. The use of music therapy as a non-invasive intervention to improve recovery of movement following neurological injury is gaining momentum....
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