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Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) is an international leader in brain and nervous system research, and endeavours to find the cause and cures for neurological diseases.
NeuRA has five areas of research: ageing and neurodegeneration, brain function and imaging, mental illness, neural injury, and sensation, movement, falls and balance.
In particular, NeuRA is recognised globally for its exceptional research in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, spinal cord injury, diseases of the nervous system such as Motor Neurone Disease, falls in the elderly, and many other fields of research.
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Since it was established in 1993, the Board and staff of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute have considered the possibility of changing the Institute's name. The new name reflects accurately what we do, namely neuroscience research, and that the research is directed to the benefit of all Australians.
Jan Woodmore knows the hallways of the Neuroscience Research Australia building well - she's been here every week for the past two months. "Coming here has helped me identify what I can and can't change and what I can actually do," says Jan. "It's been very constructive."
Caring for someone with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) comes with its own unique challenges, says NeuRA's Dr Eneida Mioshi. People with FTD have symptoms that are quite different to other dementias, like Alzheimer's, with age of onset in the 50s, rather than 70s or 80s.
Almost three years ago, 61-year-old Rick Thurbon was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disorder called Isaacs' Syndrome. While not fatal, it mimics Motor Neurone Disease (MND), which is universally fatal.
Child psychiatrist Professor Rhoshel Lenroot has set herself no easy task: to find the cause of autism.
The Phyllis Luker Society was established in 2005 to recognise those people leaving a Bequest to NeuRA. Sandra Constantine is the inaugural member of the Phyllis Luker Society. She first heard about NeuRA after her husband George passed away from Parkinson's disease earlier that year.
