the NeuRA blog

By Prof Lynne Bilston and Dr Julie Brown   While we’re all excited to get on the road and begin our journey in the holiday season, it is important to ensure everything is secure before travelling –especially the children. A correctly fitted child car restraint, appropriate for the child’s age and size, can reduce the risk of serious injury or […]

By Prof Danny Eckert  If you get disruptive or inadequate sleep, or if you suffer from sleep apnoea, it can adversely affect every organ in your body causing anxiety, depression and a range of mental disorders relating to your poor sleep quality. In the workforce, poor sleep habits can also impact on your judgement and decision-making processes. If you are […]

Professor Kaarin Anstey joins NeuRA in January 2018 to lead an innovative multi-disciplinary team addressing ageing research, with a focus on vital community lifestyle solutions around dementia in the Australian community. Speaking about her new appointment, Prof Anstey said, “I’m looking forward to expanding my research programs on the epidemiology of cognition and dementia with a focus on identifying lifestyle, […]

By Dr Lucette Cysique  News relating to HIV infection in Australia are full of success stories particularly since the reduction of HIV infection rate with the ramping up of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), principally in metropolitan bisexual and gay men (BGM), however, with an ageing HIV population, there remain key challenges such as, getting older with HIV, and greater risk of […]