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Helmet Crash Tests: Don't Hit the Road Without One

Friday, 14 June 2013 21:51

Bicycle helmets certified to Australia's national standard significantly reduce the causes of head, skull and brain injury -- linear and angular head accelerations, and the impact force of a crash -- a new laboratory study has found.

Read the full story at the ScienceDaily website.

Frequent soccer ball 'heading' may lead to brain injury

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 20:17

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with concussion (mild traumatic brain injury). The study, which used advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests that assessed memory, published online today in the journal Radiology.   

Read more at EurekAlert!

Self Silencing Study - Call for Participants

Monday, 10 June 2013 10:19

Would you like to be part of an exciting new study about parenting, being conducted by Victoria University?

Then they would love you to participate!
    
They are investigating self-silencing, depression and relationship satisfaction in parents of children with a disability.

They need parents of children under the age of 18 years who care for children with a disability. They also need parents of children under the age of 18 years who care for children without a disability in order to compare the two groups.

You can read or download further information about the study:

• Study flyer [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 67.19 KB]
  
• Participant information [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 33.77 KB]
  

To participate in this exciting study please click here.

New home for brain injury patients in Tamworth

Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:27

TAMWORTH hospital’s transitional living unit for people with brain injuries, Kameruka, celebrated its move into its new home yesterday.

Kameruka moved from a unit next to Nioka to a brick cottage next to the hydrotherapy pool, known as Wooster’s House, in February.

The house was built in 1966 and was lived in by Dr Arthur Wooster, the former medical superintendent, for 34 years.

Read the full story at the Northern Daily Leader's website.

New hope for brain injury patients

Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:25

 A building opening today in Albury, NSW, is setting a new standard of care for young people with brain injuries who live in regional Australia.

The homestyle "Nicola Place" has eight individual bedrooms for people needing high-level care and rehabilitation.

Their families along with brain injury support services are hoping the model could become more widely available.

Read more on the ABC Rural website.