Find out more about what’s happening at the Neurological Foundation, including updates on the latest research and new findings.
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Bring out your inner foodie: 5 TV shows to get you cooking!
Feeling inspired to really get into this week’s challenge of healthy cooking and eating? Release your inner foodie with these binge-worthy TV shows all about food! These are sure to get your heart racing, brain thinking and stomach grumbling with hunger!
April 20, 2020
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Eating healthy and powering your brain
There has been a lot of different research and theories floating around about which diets and foods are best for brain health, with many providing conflicting information. A general rule of thumb though, is anything that is good for your body is good for your brain. Foods that are highly processed or high in unhealthy fats and sugar should be avoided.
April 20, 2020
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Ways to maintain healthy eating habits while at home
Eating healthy is great habit to have. We all have the best intentions to cook every night of the week and only eat the most nutritional food we can. Our body is a temple after all – right?
April 20, 2020
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Curcumin and Stroke
Dr Ailsa McGregor is a Senior Lecturer in clinical pharmacology at the University of Otago, who previously worked as a research fellow at the Centre for Brain Research and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. Ailsa gained her undergraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen before completing a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow. Ailsa joined the SAC in 2018 to help support research initiatives that have real life impact for sufferers of neurological conditions.
April 19, 2020
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Five things for kids to do to remain socially connected!
With some kids going back to school this week it’s going to be harder than ever to get your children to concentrate on eating healthy, staying active, doing their homework and staying social! We may not be able to help you with the first three, but we have some suggestions for parents, caregivers and grandparents to ensure the children in their life are staying socially connected to their friends and family.
April 14, 2020
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Get the whole family involved: Dance Party Time!This week stay socially connected and dance! To tie into some of the other themes of keeping your brain healthy like staying socially connected and active we thought it would be a great idea to get the kids
This week stay socially connected and dance! To tie into some of the other themes of keeping your brain healthy like staying socially connected and active we thought it would be a great idea to get the kids involved too.
April 14, 2020
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Neurology in film: The best of the best
Even with the thousands of hours of content across all the many streaming services, sometimes it can be difficult to choose what to press ‘play’ on next. Why not choose something that gives insight into the human mind?
April 14, 2020
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Simple ways to stay socially connected
Staying social has been suggested to be beneficial for your brain’s health, not only in relation to an ageing brain but also beneficial for mental stability and wellbeing.
April 14, 2020
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TedTalk: What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's doesn't have to be your brain's destiny, says neuroscientist and author of 'Still Alice,' Lisa Genova. She shares the latest science investigating the disease -- and some promising research on what each of us can do to build an Alzheimer's-resistant brain.
April 14, 2020
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The Christchurch Longitudinal Parkinson’s Study
The ‘Christchurch Longitudinal Parkinson’s Study’ has been a large team effort, with contributions from Dr Tracy Melzer, Dr Toni Pitcher, Dr Daniel Myall, Leslie Livingstone, Dr Michael MacAskill, Professor John Dalrymple-Alford, and Professor Tim Anderson.
April 9, 2020
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COVID-19 impact on funded neurological research
At the Neurological Foundation we know how important the research you help fund is to you, our supporters.
April 6, 2020
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Keep your brain healthy by staying active at home
Getting fit and staying active on a regular basis is hard enough but with the new self-isolation and lockdown measures things have become increasingly more difficult.
April 6, 2020
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