How cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia: Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK). A new study published today highlights the neuroprotective potential of cranberries. The research team studied the benefits of consuming […]
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What is interoception? Your brain is keenly aware of what’s going on inside your body at all times. […]
Almost two thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care. University of Queensland researchers analysed data from more than 300,000 patients admitted to hospital following a sudden stroke between 2008 and 2017 in Australia and New Zealand. […]
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Wireless neuro-stimulator to revolutionise patient care: Many neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ). Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Professor Peter Silburn AM said his team, together with Neurosciences Queensland and Abbott Neuromodulation have developed […]
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Australian researchers have discovered a new neurodevelopmental disorder after uncovering its link to a tumor suppressor gene. The international research collaboration, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, has linked a recognised tumor suppressor gene to a new neurodevelopmental syndrome, ending the diagnostic journey for […]
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Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are launching a new study to better understand an important gene mutation in Parkinson’s disease, following a $241,399 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The study will support, and hopefully improve, targeted drug treatments for patients. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of brain […]
Discovery of novel brain fear mechanisms offers target for anxiety-reducing drugs: A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviours such as ‘freezing’ has been identified by neuroscientists. The University of Bristol researchers say the discovery of a key pathway in the brain, published in the journal eLife, offers a potential […]
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Leading British Doctor – Dr Hilary Jones, is backing the Stroke Association’s campaign to urge the public to get checked for ‘silent’ health conditions that can cause a deadly stroke, with new UK data suggesting that at least 13 in every 100 Londoners could be living with a ‘silent’ condition that causes deadly strokes. Further […]
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World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder: Paediatric neurologists and allied health clinicians have developed world-first clinical practice guidelines for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), the most common childhood inherited nerve disorder. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) research associate Dr Eppie Yiu and University of Sydney Professor Joshua Burns led an international effort to produce the guidelines, […]
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Synchronising brain waves key to how and why we pay attention: New findings from researchers at the University of Melbourne and the German Primate Centre have revealed how interactions between electrical waves within the brain may be vital to information processing in the brain. Electrical waves – or oscillations of neural activity, traditionally recorded to […]
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