Evan ran in the 2015 SMH Half Marathon, raising funds for NeuRA’s research. This year, he’s supporting NeuRA again through a fundraising initiative… “It was neither divine intervention nor lady luck that saved my life. It was a combination of knowledge, skill and the training of a special group of people who dedicate their lives in an endless pursuit to […]
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Greater acceptance of chronic pain is associated with fewer pain-related difficulties, such as distress and disability, and better quality of life. Pragmatically, however, the idea that one might want to be more “accepting” of chronic pain runs contrary to common sense. To help clarify this confusion the McAuley Group, which researches low back pain at NeuRA, is proud to be […]
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Volunteer call out: Canakinumab adjunctive treatment to reduce symptoms and improve cognition in people with schizophrenia displaying elevated blood inflammatory markers What is the purpose of the study? You are invited to participate in a research study of a human immune cell-line antibody upon language, memory, and symptoms of schizophrenia. This human immune cell-line antibody, canakinumab, is a class of […]
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NeuRA’s Motor Impairment Group investigates this system and why it fails. The Motor Impairment Program is a five-year (2014-2018), NHMRC-funded grant, the goal of which is to better understand the pathophysiology of motor impairment, to implement interventions and to drive enhanced clinical practice. Following are highlights of the 2015 year. NeuRA’s Motor Impairment Research Program conducted a randomised controlled trial […]
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As we get older, the years seem to fly past faster and faster – why is that? Assoc Prof Olivier Piguet explains this phenomenon. On New Year’s Day this year, Assoc Prof Olivier Piguet appeared on ABC radio to chat with breakfast presenter Dan Ilic about that curious feeling we often get as we grow older, that each passing year […]
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