CEO @neuraustralia, Interim Co-CEO @mindgardensau and Professor of Medicine @UNSW_medicine
Randwick, Sydney
Joined November 2018
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Prof Peter Schofield and @HM_Christensen presenting on innovative research initiative @mindgardensau to improve research outcomes in #Mentalhealth
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NeuRA congratulates Professor David Burke AO on receiving a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) !
Professor Burke co-founded NeuRA, which he describes as one of his proudest moments.
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NeuRA’s dementia research team is internationally recognised as world leaders in dementia prevention.
Hear how NeuRA researchers are working to solve the puzzle of dementia.
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Our brain is our most precious organ and the Sydney Brain Bank at NeuRA is providing crucial insights into the neurobiology of neurodegenerative disorders.
#NationalVolunteersWeek
Volunteers are the lifeblood of medical research. The needs of real people are at the heart of our research, so volunteers are critical to us delivering solutions that will make a real difference.
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#ExerciseRightWeek NeuRA's Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre are leading many innovative trials to help people stay active and independent in their daily lives.
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Could there be biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease?
NeuRA researchers have collaborated on a publication in Nature Medicine that details evidence for a blood test that can predict familial Alzheimer disease 16 years before clinical symptoms appear.
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Gold Logie winner, loving wife, mother and grandmother, Jeanne Little captivated Australia.
Sadly, Jeanne was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2009.
But Jeanne's daughter, Katie Little, reminds us that there is hope on the horizon. @LittleFamilyOz
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NeuRA is committed to tackling the burden of dementia on our community. This includes research to understand and alleviate the challenging neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia for people living with the disease and their carers.
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NeuRA’s Aboriginal Health and Ageing team is developing effective, culturally appropriate, and accessible strategies to promote healthy brain ageing and prevent dementia in Aboriginal communities.
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NeuRA is conducting high-quality, cutting edge research at the Transurban Road Safety Centre. This study led by Professor Lynne Bilston is an example of how research in the lab makes a real-world difference by improving road safety. #GloablRoadSafetyWeek
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NeuRA supports Labor’s pledge to invest in a world class health and medical research sector.
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JUST RELEASED - "Labor is determined to see the MRFF reach $20 billion, and a Shorten Labor Government will achieve this target on the current timeline, i.e. in 2020-21." Read our media release & Labor's full response to AAMRI's Election Statement aamri.org.au/news-events/med… #auspol
This study provides important new pieces of the complex puzzle that schizophrenia presents, underpinning new approaches for the development of medications to treat schizophrenia and its symptoms. @neuraustralia
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Today I acknowledge the sacrifice of all those who have laid down their lives so Australia can be a place of freedom for all. ANZAC day requires us to reflect on the past with pride, but also to look ahead and continue the values of our predecessors.
Lest we forget.
Falls are a major problem in our older population.
Professor Stephen Lord is the Director of the Falls, Balance and Injury Research centre. Here he outlines the current falls prevention programs being undertaken at NeuRA.
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NeuRA's Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre are leading many innovative trials to help people stay active and independent in their daily lives. This state-of-the-art dual-belt treadmill will be used to improve balance recovery in older people and patient populations.
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Research from @neuraustralia suggests plastic chest clips, commonly used on car seats in the USA (but not available here) may actually improve safety & not hurt a child’s neck. Here NSW Health Minister @BradHazzard is inspecting one of the test dummies & straps. @10NewsFirstSyd
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Hear Professor Lynne Bilston explain how her crash test research at the Transurban Road Safety Centre based at NeuRA could change Australian child car restraint guidelines.
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