Tag: Brain and Nervous System
Emotions: the new focus of brain injury rehabilitation
A new study could change the way people with brain injuries are rehabilitated.[MORE]
Qld scientists tap into our senses
An academic from the University of Queensland says scientists have discovered which parts of the brain are used to process sensory information and guide behaviour.[MORE]
Forget brain drain, now it's brain gain
Western Australians will be the first in the country to have access to a brain fitness program which promises to improve memory function and cognitive ability by 10 years.[MORE]
More brain injury assaults blamed on alcohol
Alcohol is being blamed for an increase in the number of brain injuries caused by assaults across Australia.[MORE]
Tooth stem cells give brain surgery hopes
Adelaide researchers say tooth stem cells are giving hope for repairing brain injury.[MORE]
Assault linked to brain injury increase
A new report has found that a dramatic increase in assaults has led to a rise in the number of Australians with a traumatic brain injury.[MORE]
Be aware of signs leading to stroke:Giddings
Tasmanians are being urged to be aware of the warning signs of stroke, the nation's second biggest killer. [MORE]
Rehab boost for young patients
Rehabilitation services for young patients boosted at Women's and Children's Hospital.[MORE]
New ways to cut brain injury rehab costs
New techniques to help people with brain injuries cope with everyday life could help reduce the cost of their rehabilitation. [MORE]
Further help for accident victims
Tasmania's latest purpose built care facility for people seriously injured in car accidents has opened in the state's north west.[MORE]
More surgery delays: Opposition
The State Opposition says it has accessed Freedom of Information documents that prove seriously ill Victorians are not being treated within the promised 30 days.[MORE]
Inquest told rural doctors fear emergency neurosurgery litigation
A coronial inquest has heard doctors in regional Queensland do not want to perform emergency neurosurgery because they fear litigation.[MORE]
Study finds likenesses in gay male, female brains
Scientists in Sweden say they have found similarities between the brains of gay men and heterosexual women. [MORE]
Study strengthens marijuana brain damage case
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A new Australian study says long-term, heavy cannabis use causes serious brain damage.[MORE]
Migraines cured in new LGH procedure
The Launceston General Hospital is using a new method to cure migraines.[MORE]
Qld researchers make brain breakthrough
Australian scientists have made a discovery about the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.[MORE]
Deadly virus spreads in China, 21 children die
China's Xinhua news agency has reported a deadly virus has rapidly spread through the country's east, killing at least 21 children and infecting nearly 3,000.[MORE]
Non-invasive brain tumour treatment coming to Australia
Australian patients with brain tumours will soon have access to the world's best treatment.[MORE]
Housing for brain injured inadequate: support group
Tasmanians living with a brain injury are running out of housing options.[MORE]
UQ opens new brain research lab
A new brain disorder research laboratory has been opened at the University of Queensland this afternoon.[MORE]
Testosterone spray trialed in dementia study
Monash University is looking for volunteers for a medical study that aims to prevent dementia in older women.[MORE]
Brain research among NHMRC grants
Tasmanian research into how the brain repairs itself after injury is being funded by a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council.[MORE]
Hawke daughter called in to dementia task force
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Bob Hawke's daughter Sue Pieters-Hawke will bring a carer's perspective to the Govt's dementia task force.[MORE]
Babies' brains hold clues to Alzheimer's: researchers
Research into babies' brains is giving Queensland scientists important clues to understanding the causes of brain diseases in adults. [MORE]
Brain bank a 'big boost' in MS research
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are being asked to consider donating their organs to a new research facility being launched at the University of Sydney today. [MORE]
