Parkinson’s disease is the second-most-prevalent neurodegenerative condition in Australia, with an estimated 70,000 living with the disease. But what do we know about the causes and risk factors?
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Our teams work across a variety of disease states such as stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, motor neuron disease, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, mental illnesses including schizophrenia, depression and addiction. We are world leaders in imaging technology, stroke rehabilitation and epidemiological studies.
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Fixing the hospital system is not just a matter of more funding. Hospitals need to work smarter, not harder.
A 3cm-long stent containing 12 electrodes could one day help people living with spinal cord injury to walk with the power of thought.
When asked about importing cannabis oil to treat child epilepsy, rural health minister Fiona Nash told Q&A that the TGA can allow importation of products not registered in Australia. Is that right?
Saying someone has epilepsy is a little like saying they’re ill. Its cause can vary from a brain tumour to an inherited genetic condition, the consequence of injury or a disorder affecting the brain.
New research has identified a known neurodegenerative disease as being caused by prions. And it has again raised the possibility that these proteins are infectious.
The epigenetic ‘musicians’ that play our genomes in different ways might help us understand the causes of autism.
The human brain is the most extraordinary and complex object in the known universe, a kilogram and a half of soft tissue that, at its peak, leaves computers behind with its endless capacity for problem…
Older people may be able to learn more from visual information than their younger counterparts, according to a study published today in the journal Current Biology. “The take-home message the study authors…
Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease affecting almost 25,000 Australians and more than 2.4 million people worldwide. It’s one of the leading causes of disability in young adults. Typically, the…
The more curious we are about a topic, the easier it is to remember not only information about that topic, but also other unrelated information shown at the same time. A study published today in Neuron…
I don’t want to sound too cynical, but recent research findings in dementia seem hard to believe. A study of over 1,000 people has found people who scored higher on a measure of cynicism during late life…
If survey data are to be trusted, there’s a surprisingly weak relationship between money and happiness. As national incomes rise, happiness does not increase. Consider this: happiness in the United States…
The introduction of a GP co-payment could see average emergency department visits increase by between six minutes and almost three hours, new modelling shows, as more patients opt for free hospital care…
In the second instalment of Biology and Blame, Neil Levy considers how neuroscience can affect legal judgements. Can human beings still be held responsible in the age of neuroscience? Some people say no…
Memories from early childhood are notoriously elusive but why can’t we recall our most formative experiences? New research suggests it could be a case of the old making way for the new – neurons, that…
Viruses have traditionally been mankind’s enemies, causing disease and often mutating out of the reach of our medicines. But now a new technology is conscripting them into doing good. Viral vectors show…
Every now and then, and rarely far apart in time, the media features a story about an assault in public where bystanders failed to come to the victim’s aid. Of course, there are many possible reasons why…
Memory is an essential part of our existence. Who we are, what we know and what we think can all be derived from our ability to remember. How reliable, though, are our memories? A study, published in the…
Each one of us is the complex product of nature and nurture, genes and environment. They combine in a myriad of complex ways during embryonic and postnatal development to sculpt our brains and bodies…
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Professor and Head of Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Head of Epilepsy Cognition Laboratory, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor of Neurophysiology, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor and Head of the Epilepsy Neuroinformatics Laboratory, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Associate professor, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Head, Statistics and Decision Analysis Academic Platform, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Research Fellow, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Research associate, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Research officer, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Research Fellow, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor and Director, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Head of Genes Environment and Behaviour Laboratory, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor, Neurologist and Clinical Director, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Laboratory Head of Translational Cardiovascular and Renal Research Group, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
