Opinion: Pilot program, Keep Quitting in Mind, found one in nine people who smoke and have a severe mental illness quit the habit
April 16, 2024A smoking cessation pilot program Keep Quitting in Mind – designed specifically for people living with severe mental illness – has helped one in nine participants quit smoking, demonstrating the positive impacts that are possible for an at-risk yet typically overlooked population group.
Promising results for smoking cessation program as one in nine participants quit the habit
April 4, 2024A smoking cessation program, Keep Quitting in Mind (KQIM), for people living with mental illness has resulted in one in nine participants quitting the habit and many others reducing their daily smoking by half.
Apathy may predict progression to dementia
April 27, 2023It is common amongst older people, affecting between 10-35% of people aged over 65.
Researchers identify new potential neural signature of resilience in adults who have experienced early life stress
April 26, 2023Early life stress (ELS) is a well-known risk factor for mental health problems in adulthood.
Australian researchers take intergenerational practice into community settings to combat frailty
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An effective new treatment for chronic back pain targets the nervous system
April 26, 2023A treatment that trains both the brain and the body has shown important effects on pain and disability, a new study has found.
NSW Health funding to support new discoveries in neuroinflammation and the neurobiology of schizophrenia
April 26, 2023Schizophrenia affects one in 100 Australians and roughly 20 million people worldwide. For 70 – 80 per cent of people with schizophrenia, it is a chronic, lifelong condition.
NeuRA researchers awarded $4.5m in MRFF grants to improve lives of those with chronic pain
April 26, 2023In congratulating NeuRA’s Centre for Pain IMPACT researchers, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Carole Renouf, said this successful grant funding was a testament to their vision and ambition to increase equity of access to health care.
Mindgardens Neuroscience Network acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.
We acknowledge the voices of people with lived experience, their carers, families and kinship groups. We recognise the expertise acquired through living with a mental health, drug and alcohol or neurological disorder and acknowledge those who care for people on their recovery journey. We place lived experience at the heart of all that we do.
Launch of world-first guidelines for the treatment of first responders with PTSD
Brings together the strengths of four founding organisations
