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YOUR HEALTH

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

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.

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.

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.

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EP 30: A/Prof Danny Eckert talking on NUR FM on Sleep

By Prof Stephen Lord Falls are a major problem in the senior community with 1 in 3 people aged 65+ falling at least once a year and this risk increases as they age. This rate almost doubles for seniors living with Parkinson’s disease and cognitive impairment (60%), making falls the leading cause of injury-related disability and death in this age […]

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NeuRA BLOG: Focus on Falls in Parkinson’s and Cognitive Impairment

A Legacy of Discovery - Keith & the Sydney Brain Bank

Great men and women of history are remembered for the legacy they created in life. Keith was a great man in the everyday way. He was a provider, a husband, father and grandfather. By no means a household name, but his legacy not only lives on in the memory of those who loved him, but in what his precious gift teaches us today, tomorrow, and for decades to come. Keith was a brain donor. The Sydney Brain Bank, housed at NeuRA, is a critical resource for discoveries. What researchers can learn from brain tissue is very powerful, and at times more powerful than what is revealed in scans, blood tests, medical history or clinical presentation of the living. What is concerning is that not a single dollar of government funding supports this resource. Supporters like you keep this facility operating. Please, consider a donation today. Or perhaps you’d like to become a Discovery Partner, and make a monthly commitment that ensures this precious resource continues. The Sydney Brain Bank, and people like Keith, make a contribution to research like no other. Can we please count on your support? Frequently Asked Questions about Brain Donation Why Brain Donation matters Facility Information
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Determinants of risk and resilience in multi-agency administrative records: A population record-linkage study.

Embedded within the NSW Child Development Study, this project aims to determine dynamic ‘risk’ and ‘resilience’ states in maltreated children at ages 5 and 11 years, and the likelihood of transition between these states over time, in the context of other risk and protective factors.
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