Researchers from NeuRA, the University of Sydney, and HammondCare have found surviving sensory spinal nerve connections in 50 per cent of people living with complete thoracic spinal cord injuries. The study, which is part of a decade-long collaboration between the researchers, used cutting-edge functional MRI (fMRI) technology to record neural response to touch. It was NeuRA’s Dr Sylvia Gustin who […]
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Originally published in the NeuRA Magazine Issue 25 The Schizophrenia Group under the guidance of NSW Chair of Schizophrenia Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert, are looking at two new areas of research: brain inflammation and models of the disease. There is strong evidence linking brain inflammation with schizophrenia, along with other mental health conditions. Growing the team will be vital […]
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Associate Professor Julie Brown is pioneering a world first study into aged driver safety in the Transurban Road Safety Centre at NeuRA. This study will investigate the use of comfort accessories in cars by older drivers. Older Australians make up just eight per cent of licensed drivers but account for over 14 per cent of road fatalities. Hospitalisation rates […]
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Originally Published by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute A study conducted by an international research team, which included investigators from NeuRA and the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, implicates variants in four genes as a primary cause of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate in humans. The genes, associated for the first time with cleft lip and palate, encode proteins that […]
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Meet Professor Danny Eckert from the NeuRA Sleep and Breathing Lab. His team are about to partner with Brisbane-based company, Oventus Medical, on a major new Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) program. He tells us more about this study which could help us all have a better night’s sleep. What approach will this research take? This research will target therapy for […]
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Chronic pain is a significant problem worldwide that results in enormous suffering and costs to affected individuals, their loved ones, and society. The experience of chronic pain is so much more than a sensation. Chronic pain impacts our emotions, cognition and social life. In Australia, an alarming 20 per cent of people with chronic pain have considered suicide. NeuRA’s […]
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Neuroscientists at NeuRA and UNSW Sydney have shown that the brain may ignore input known as ‘chatter’ and instead use periods of silence to register information about its environment. The scientists have challenged the conventional wisdom that neural activity is the main driver of human perception. Dr Ingvars Birznieks and Dr Richard Vickery have developed a novel method of […]
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The Sydney Brain Bank at NeuRA facilitates world-class research and breakthroughs in ageing and neurodegenerative disorders. It has been operating since 2005 and has collected brain tissue from over 500 donors. Globally, the Sydney Brain Bank supplies tissue to 30-40 research projects a year, with many of these projects a collaborative effort with external research institutions. Led by Dr […]
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Researchers from NeuRA, UNSW Sydney, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil and University of Washington, USA joined together to lead a randomised control trial of hypnosis as a treatment for low-back pain. Chronic low back pain is a very common condition. In fact, four million Australians may be suffering from low back pain right now, and for around 40% of […]
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$3 million in Australian Government funding will be allocated to NeuRA’s Dr Kylie Radford and her team who are seeking to improve prevention, treatment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with dementia. Dementia is one of the biggest health issues facing Australians and research in recent years, including NeuRA’s Koori Growing Old Well Study (KGOWS), has […]
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