Neurology
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Sports concussions affect men and women differently HealthTimes - 11-05-2021
News emerged last week that AFLW player Jacinda Barclay
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Cracking the 'code' to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury HealthTimes - 06-04-2021
Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according to University
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Here's what we know about CTE, the brain condition that affected Danny Frawley Health Times - 15-09-2020
News emerged this week former AFL footballer Danny Frawley was suffering from a brain disease called CTE when he died last year, according to reports received by the
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Being 'mind-blind' may make remembering, dreaming and imagining harder, study finds Health Times - 29-06-2020
Aphantasia – being blind in the mind’s eye – may be linked to more cognitive functions than previously thought, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.
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A Declaration on the stroke 'pandemic' Health Times - 11-06-2020
“COVID-19 has spurred government interventions and individual behaviour change on a global scale that was previously inconceivable, yet we have effectively been living
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How strong is your mental imagery? Health Times - 06-05-2020
Highly excitable brain neurons in the visual cortex may reduce a person’s ability to visualise things clearly, neuroscience study finds. The strength
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Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making: neuroscience study Health Times - 03-04-2020
Learned connections between stimuli and reward – like the positive emotions associated with popular brands – have a powerful influence over our future decisions.
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Researchers says harsh alarms is linked to morning grogginess AAP - 04-02-2020
Researchers have found the blare of the morning alarm clock may be doing more harm than good with the harsh sound linked to morning grogginess.
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A Melbourne man is fighting for life in Thailand after competing in a martial arts fight last year AAP - 22-01-2020
A Melbourne man has been in a coma in a Bangkok hospital for months after collapsing following a muay thai martial arts bout. Sy Leafa, 23, has been in hospital
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Allergan which produces Botox has been placed on PBS to help stroke victims AAP - 02-09-2019
Botox has been placed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to help patients recover from the symptoms of stroke, and spinal cord and brain injury.
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A new blood test has been developed for quick concussion check AAP - 28-08-2019
A US study has found a new blood test which can detect traumatic brain injuries faster, cheaper and with more accuracy than standard emergency department scans.
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Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows 'maybe' HealthTimes - 10-07-2019
Acute brain injury can result in significant damage and loss of consciousness, warranting life support and admission to an intensive
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A brain disease linked to repetitive head injury in former NRL players AAP - 27-06-2019
A study by Australian researchers has discovered a brain disease linked to repetitive head injury in two former NRL players. A disease linked
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An App for the quick diagnosis of brain injury, even mild brain injury HealthTimes - 08-05-2019
It should be possible, in the not-too-distant future, to use an App on your phone to diagnose whether a knock to the head could have long-term health consequences.
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A clinical trial of a brain implant will soon begin in Melbourne AAP - 08-04-2019
The first human trial of a brain implant will soon begin in Melbourne, with researchers hopeful it could help severely paralysed patients communicate again.
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$7M research funding to pilot new models of care for brain disorders in Australia HealthTimes - 03-04-2019
2 April 2019: The 2019 Federal Budget has delivered a win for people living with brain disorders in Australia, with a $7million funding boost for research aimed at developing
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Targeting inflammation for new Parkinson's disease treatments HealthTimes - 07-03-2019
Researchers from The University of Queensland will investigate the potential of existing drugs to be repurposed to fight Parkinson’s
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The federal government has committed $30 million to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease AAP - 30-01-2019
The federal government has committed more than $36 million to improve the lives of Australians with Parkinson's disease and help find a cure for the neurological
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A new drug developed holds hope of treating the cause of motor neurone disease AAP - 11-01-2019
Researchers in Melbourne have developed a drug called CuATSM that has had a major effect in slowing the progression of motor neurone disease in patients.
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Australian researchers have developed a tiny brain stimulator that could treat epilepsy AAP - 04-12-2018
Australian researchers have developed a tiny device to electrically stimulate the brain, opening the door to new potential treatments for brain diseases.
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