In 2002, Lydia Volek had a sudden onset of dizziness and was told she would probably never get better. After learning to live with it for over a decade, Lydia stumbled upon a study to treat dizziness at NeuRA. As our guest blogger this week, Lydia tells us how participating in this research turned her life around in just a few short minutes.
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We’ve just published the summer edition of the NeuRA Magazine – find it online here. Inside, read about our new guidelines to keep kids safer in cars, how alcohol affects the developing teenage brain, and how we may be able to use readings of electrical activity in the brain to diagnose schizophrenia. If, in future, you’d like us to email […]
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After many months of construction, not to mention anticipation, we have officially opened the new Margarete Ainsworth Building at NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia). We were lucky enough to host Federal Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Tanya Plibersek MP and NSW State Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner MP, as well as philanthropist Margarete […]
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Just this morning I received an email about a new app for my mobile phone, developed by an American university, to screen for autism in babies and young children. Like most people, I’m a sucker for looking up medical information on the internet when I’m worried. While I try to stick to reliable sources, it’s incredibly easy get a diagnosis […]
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