https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us provides the latest news from Neuroscience Research Australia Autistic children may be nonverbal or not have the words or other typical communication strategies to clearly explain their feelings. Researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and UNSW Sydney have found that hair cortisol levels may complement behavioral assessments for determining the impact of chronic stress. The research is published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-hair-cortisol-complement-behavior-gauge.html Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:20:01 EST news689253484 New research has revealed that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes to blood vessels in the brain, changing our understanding of the disease which may lead to new treatment methods. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-reveal-regional-brain-parkinson-disease.html Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:30:01 EST news683213222 Delirium affects many hospitalized older Australians, and while it can have many complications, treatments are limited. However, researchers have identified intranasal insulin as a potential new treatment that leads to a faster recovery and reduced time spent in hospital. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-intranasal-insulin-faster-delirium-recovery.html Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:10:10 EDT news679744818 Few people like being told what to do and this includes people with low back pain. New research has found patients want to be empowered with the knowledge to make informed choices, not advice. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-dont-people-pain-choices-facts.html Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:23:40 EDT news672049415 A major international study has provided the most comprehensive evidence to date on treatments for neuropathic pain—defined as pain caused by disease of the nervous system, affecting up to 10% of the population worldwide. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-global-treatments-neuropathic-pain.html Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:17:04 EDT news664622222 One of the largest post-mortem brain studies in the world has confirmed that a protein (LRRK2) associated with the development of Parkinson's disease is increased in the pre-symptom stages, leading researchers to believe they may be able to treat the disease sooner. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-early-intervention-parkinson-disease.html Fri, 09 Dec 2016 07:50:01 EST news400491739 Contrary to popular opinion, not all people who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are obese. However, a new study from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and the Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) highlights that normal-to-overweight patients with OSA likely require a different approach to treatment, which presents a challenge to clinicians. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-apnea-patients-obese.html Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:11:32 EDT news394089075 Fall risk assessment in older adults has taken a step forward thanks to a new measure that can more accurately assess underlying physical and neurocognitive disturbances that may predict future falls https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-falls-older-aussies.html Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:34:49 EDT news392448880 Clinicians can ditch the suit and tie and instead dress comfortably when attending patients in their practice, according to findings from a recent study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-idea-clinicians-formally.html Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:10:02 EDT news391410117 A new study has revealed that the functional impairments experienced by people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) may provide insight into effective behavioural management techniques to help them continue to look after themselves for longer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-clue-treatment-options-frontotemporal-dementia.html Tue, 05 Jul 2016 04:05:25 EDT news386910302 Researchers with Neuroscience Research Australia and their colleagues have identified a remarkable new of improving recovery after stroke. The team found that some stroke patients have a distorted or "scrambled" representation map of their hand. When a patient is touched in one location on the hand, they perceive the sensation as originating from another site. A recent study revealed that it is possible to correct this scrambled map, leading to improved motor functioning. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-recovery.html Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:12:02 EDT news357289914 Injecting botox into the arm muscles of stroke survivors, with severe spasticity, changes electrical activity in the brain and may assist with longer-term recovery, according to new research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-dont-botox-heador.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:06:03 EST news276858351 A simple word-training program has been found to restore key words in people with a type of dementia that attacks language and our memory for words. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-re-learning-words-lost-dementia.html Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:44:07 EST news273231837 New Australian research shows that the brains of people with schizophrenia may be under attack by the immune system, providing the strongest evidence to date of a link between immune function and schizophrenia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brains-people-schizophrenia-red.html Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:54:30 EDT news263638422 (Medical Xpress) -- New NeuRA research shows that the brains of people with schizophrenia may attempt to repair damage caused by the disease, in another example of the adult brain’s capacity to change and grow. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brains-people-schizophrenia-disease.html Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:51:39 EDT news263634691 (Medical Xpress) -- Dementia can affect a person’s ability to recognise the meaning of common emotional words such as ‘thrilled’ and ‘annoyed’, according to new research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-words-lost-dementia.html Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:10:01 EDT news262587383 (Medical Xpress) -- Stroke patients once considered too disabled to regain function in their affected limbs are now showing signs of recovery because of a new therapy that utilizes the Nintendo Wii. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-video-games-good-health.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:10:39 EDT news261994234 Genetic testing for Alzheimer’s disease can reduce anxiety for people, regardless of whether the test confirms a risk of developing the disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-genetic-alzheimer-disease-comfort-majority.html Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:46:19 EDT news261740766 (Medical Xpress) -- A new NeuRA study has found that people suffering from depression are more likely to fall, pointing to a complex relationship between mental illness, a sense of balance, and falling in older people. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-broken-heart-bones-falls-elderly.html Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:15:16 EDT news258970505 The environment in which laboratory mice are reared can drastically alter the results of experiments and may have major implications for medical research around the world, according to new Australian data presented today at a meeting of The International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-modern-mice-pose-medical.html Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:20:01 EDT news258717615 (Medical Xpress) -- Ever been stuck in traffic when a feel-good song comes on the radio and suddenly your mood lightens? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-musical-long-held-view-left-brain-right.html Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:53:31 EDT news258018766 (Medical Xpress) -- Our ability to imagine and plan our future depends on brain regions that store general knowledge, new research shows. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-dementia-patients-reveal-picture-future.html Wed, 23 May 2012 11:20:01 EDT news256989059