The general population of New Zealand has a relatively low level of awareness of dementia and the needs of those with dementia, their whanau, families and carers. In 2016, BRNZ funded Ngaire Kerse to lead a community focused study that aims to challenge and change...
This article was originally published by the Brain Health Research Centre [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/news/otago624666.html] For more than a decade the brains behind the Dunedin Longitudinal Study have wanted to find a way to include neuroimaging in the project. It...
Misdiagnosis of dementia in Māori has prompted a three year study by Dr Margaret Dudley, a University of Auckland psychologist. The study into the relationship between Māori and dementia is the first of its kind in New Zealand, and has so far received more than $1...
Dr Louise Parr-Brownlie is a neurophysiologist, lecturer, and one of the few researchers in the world dedicated to researching optogenetics. Optogenetics is a technique that uses light to control the activity of cells in living tissue. These cells are genetically...
An exciting discovery by Brain Research New Zealand researchers could pave the way for Alzheimer’s to be diagnosed by a simple blood test. The discovery was made as part of a $4.6 million Health Research Council of New Zealand programme grant, directed by Prof Cliff...
This article was originally published by the Brain Health Research Centre [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/news/otago608623.html] Russell Snell is a pioneering geneticist. He was part of the team which first identified the gene for Huntington’s disease. That was more than...
The Stroke Riskometer is a free mobile app that enables people to assess their risk of a stroke in the next 5-10 years. The app’s creator, Professor Valery Feigin of BRNZ, is a stroke neuroepidemiologist who saw mobile technology as the perfect means to get...
A shocking new article by BRNZ researcher Professor Valery Feigin, published in the journal Nature Reviews Neurology, has brought up real concern with how we as a nation are dealing with cardiovascular risk. The Ministry of Health is aiming for 90% screening for...
This article was originally published by the BHRC [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/otago652708.pdf] Sometimes, great research starts as an impossible dream. At least, that’s how John Reynolds’ Parkinson’s disease treatment project began. Current methods of treating the...
This article was originally published by the BHRC [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/news/otago595813.html] Calcium is important for more than just healthy bones. According to Emeritus Professor John Rostas from the University of Newcastle, it is also a key factor in cell...
This article was originally post by the BHRC [http://www.otago.ac.nz/bhrc/news/otago628517.html] Parkinson’s disease is an increasingly prevalent problem. The disease, which current affects millions of individuals worldwide, causes a progressive loss of motor...
Professor Cliff Abraham and his colleagues have secured almost five million dollars of Health Research Council (HRC) funding over the next five years to further research into fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Cliff, a leading researcher of Alzheimer’s disease and...