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YOUR HEALTH

Here’s what we know about these health issues and what we aim to find out

Dementia & Ageing

Dementia & Ageing

Neurodegeneration occurs in Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, affecting memory and ability to think. We cannot prevent or cure neurodegenerative diseases, and our ability to treat them is limited.

Neurological & Central Nervous System

Neurological & Central Nervous System

The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord, it regulates and coordinates body activities. Parkinson's and motor neurone disease, stroke or multiple system atrophy can be caused by damage to neurons.

Mental Health & Disorders

Mental Health & Disorders

Mental illness is responsible for one of the largest disease burdens in Australia. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder each affect around 1% of the population. NeuRA has active programs in these areas, as well as childhood developmental disorders such as autism.

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep is controlled by the brain and is essential for human life. Impaired sleep adversely affects every organ in the body. Common sleep disorders like sleep apnoea and insomnia occur when sleep patterns are disrupted.

Injuries & Safety

Injuries & Safety

Injury is a leading cause of death and disability among adults and children in Australia, and globally. Our research programs examine different aspects of injury, developing the evidence needed to turn this around.

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FEEL THE BUZZ IN THE AIR? US TOO.

The importance of medical research - Professor Peter Schofield AO

On August 11 2019, 54 people took on the City2Surf for Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). The event is the world’s largest fun run with 80,000 participants taking on the 14km course, which stretches from Hyde Park in central Sydney to the iconic Bondi Beach. NeuRA thanks all of its fundraisers, who raised an incredible $30,903.  This funding will further NeuRA’s […]

Gabrielle Hunter
NeuRA BLOG: Team NeuRA at the City2Surf 2019

Entering the vital next phase in our fight against Alzheimer’s

‘Take care of all your memories… for you cannot relive them.’ The words of the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan are so true… for you cannot relive them. For Amanda, a big turning point was the moment a test showed she carried the family’s early-onset Alzheimer’s gene. Would she see her 50th birthday? And would her most treasured family memories fade away like an old album of yellowing photos? Another turning point was her vow to take part in a large clinical trial in the hope of sparing her children’s lives, since they had a 50% chance of carrying the gene too. “Sign me up... I’m your girl”, she said. The day-by-day pressure on Amanda’s life in her Alzheimer’s clinical trial has been enormous. And her bravery and endurance only heighten the pressure on us to keep up – and intensify – the fight against the hideous disease of Alzheimer’s.
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Australian research shows air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia globally

The Genomics of Intellectual Disability

Neurocognitive disorders are one of the largest unmet challenges in healthcare, due to their lifelong nature, high management costs, prevalence and frequent recurrence within families. The objectives of this research will be to enhance fundamental knowledge about the genetic basis of neurocognition and the investigation of targeted treatment strategies in relation to biological pathways. Non-coding and copy number variation mechanisms will be explored along, with a study on variable expressivity and non-penetrance in specific syndromes. It will apply genomic technologies to a cohort of at least 200 families with neurocognitive disorders, develop bioinformatics tools and implement functional studies using induced pluripotent stem cells and CRISPR/Cas9 to explore the heterogeneity underlying the genetic aetiology of intellectual disability. The outcomes of this research could enable improvements in clinical phenotyping, genomic diagnosis, common data analysis and reporting standards.
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