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YOUR HEALTH

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

ABORIGINAL AGEING

ADULT SAFETY

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

ANXIETY

AUTISM

BACK PAIN

BALANCE TRAINING

BINGE DRINKING

BIPOLAR DISORDER

BREATHING

CHILD INJURY

CHILDHOOD DISORDERS

CHRONIC PAIN

DEMENTIA

DEPRESSION

DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

EPIDEMIOLOGY & POPULATION HEALTH

FALLS AND BALANCE

FALLS PREVENTION

FRACTURE RECOVERY

FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

MOTORCYCLE SAFETY

MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY

MUSCLE PAIN

NERVE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

NEURAL INJURY

NEUROHIV

PAIN

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

PROSTHETICS

RESILIENCE

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME

SCHIZOPHRENIA

SLEEP APNOEA

SLEEP DISORDERS

STRESS-RELATED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

STROKE

VESTIBULAR BALANCE

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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