Category: News & Articles
... into how the brain responds to stroke and chronic psychological stress after discovering significant new traits for neural connectors ... into how the brain responds to stroke and chronic psychological stress after discovering significant new traits for neural connectors ... large part of the brain,” Dr Walker added. “In a sense this glial biology field is where neuroscience was many decades ago … The levels ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... John Aitken is a world leader in the area of reproductive biology and biotechnology, heading the Priority Research Centre ... cells and potentially alter reproductive health including oxidative stress (damage caused by reactive oxygen species) and DNA damage. ... sperm separation In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer Oxidative stress Affiliations HMRI Program: Pregnancy and Reproduction Subgroup: ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... how environmental factors such as immune activation and chronic stress cause the loss of neurons and serious neurodegenerative ... disorders, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Stress biology: Understanding the negative impact of chronic stress. ...
Category: Research
... to slow, stop or reverse declines in brain function caused by stress. Our group utilises preclinical models of psychological and ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... adaptive mechanisms of melanoma cells to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress”, which has provided a number of insights into resistance ... melanoma to apoptosis (normally programmed cell death) induced by ER stress (a condition which alters the normal expression of proteins in a ... signaling pathway in all cells. Specialised/Technical Skills Cancer biology Melanoma biology Signal transduction Tumor immunology ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... on the brain pathways that are involved in motivated behaviours and stress. We study the basic wiring of circuits controlling the activity ... more prone to pathologies of motivational state, such as addiction or stress, than others. Why did you get into research? I was initially ... cells communicate and how this communication can be corrupted by stress and addictive subtances. We work closely with other members of ...
Category: Research
The HMRI Pregnancy and Reproduction program brings together researchers focussed on understanding the environmental and biological processes that affect fertility, reproduction, pregnancy and birth.
With 1 in 6 couples in Australia being infertile, and 1 in 3 women aged over 35 years of age having fertility problems, research into pregnancy and reproduction has never been more in demand. More than 1 per cent of babies are born as a result of assisted reproduction in Australia and this marks a new generation of children who are the product of successful scientific technologies. (Source - ABC Health & Wellbeing Infertility Fact File)
Category: Researcher Profiles
... fever. The group were further able to demonstrate that anxiety and stress levels, cognitive deficits and fatigue are high even early in the ... of disease? How frequent are symptoms like memory deficits, fatigue, stress, anxiety and depression in MS? What can we do about them? How ... multiple sclerosis, epigenetics, neuroimmunology, cognition, MS, MRI, stress, anxiety, sun exposure, glandular fever, smoking, memory ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... which allowed her to spend time investigating the impact of oxidative stress on germ cell development at UON (2016-2018) before moving to ... patients and to trial strategies fortify germ cells against oxidative stress – a leading cause of infertility. Dr. Bromfield’s research ... Protein homeostasis Germ cell development Lipid oxidation Redox Biology Ageing Why did you get into research? Research satisfies my ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... children so greatly but early-life exposure to poor nutrition or stress (even when in the womb) really can have lifelong effects. What ... Pringle is a renowned researcher in the field of reproductive biology and has recently been recognised as the HMRI Pulse Early Career Travel Award recipient (2012) and the Society for Reproductive Biology Early Career Collaborative Travel Award recipient (2013). She is ...
