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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...
31 Oct Brain Tumours
Project Summary: Despite decades of intensive research a patient diagnosed with glioblastoma, a devastating form of brain cancer, still faces a dismal prognosis of only 15-18 months’ survival. Trials of...
12 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Watch Dr Daniel Beard accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Project Summary: Increasing blood flow through brain bypass vessels could help save the brain...
26 Jan Stroke Award
...often irritability and aggression. Certain proteins (amyloid and tau) are found in the brains of patients with AD. These proteins act to accelerate cell death in the brain, which has...
16 Oct Brain Tumours
Project Summary: Gliomas are the most prevalent brain tumours and predominantly arise from glial cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) grades gliomas on a scale of I to IV, reflecting...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...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...
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...
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...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...
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...
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...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....
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...18 Oct Media Contact | Keynote Speaker | Spokesperson
Educate your audience or organisation about brain health, concussion in sport, headache or migraine from one of our spokespeople. BRETT KEARNEY Retired NRL star & Brain Foundation Ambassador Spokesperson for...
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...
07 Mar Remembering Kyan Armstrong
...raise awareness about aneurysm in his memory, and raise funds for aneurysm research. His uncle, Damian Armstrong, spoke to us about Kyan’s life and the impact of brain aneurysms. Brain...
16 Oct Neuro-trauma
...also identified increased STING mRNA expression in post-mortem human TBI brain samples, implicating activation of the STING pathway in the human brain after trauma. These data suggest inhibiting type-I IFN...
16 Jul What is Vitamin B6 Toxicity?
...It is needed for protein and carbohydrate metabolism, the formation of red blood cells, and certain brain cells. It also influences brain development, immune system health, and steroid hormone activity...
30 Oct Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
...FDG-PET scans, which track how the brain uses glucose, are effective but costly, involve radioactive injections, and are not widely available. These factors limit their use, particularly in older or...
30 Oct MND / ALS & other Neurodegenerative diseases
...late, and current treatments offer limited benefit, partly because there are few tools to detect early brain changes or monitor disease progression. Evidence suggests the disease begins in the brain’s...20 Apr Brain Foundation’s response to COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world, the Brain Foundation, like all organisations in Australia, is greatly concerned with the impact on all Australians. Our thoughts are with you...
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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