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Contact us Neurological Foundation of New Zealand PO Box 110022, Auckland Hospital Auckland 1148 Phone: 09 309 7749 Free call: 0508 BRAINS (0508 272 467) Email: admin@neurological.org.nz Website: Neurological .org.nz If you are moving, please let us know your new address so that you don’t miss the next issue of Headlines. Donor Relations Contacts Upper North Island Leith Larsen leith.larsen@neurological.org.nz 021 236 2815 Central North Island Debbie Lomas debbie.lomas@neurological.org.nz 027 232 6282 Lower North Island Margie Carter margie.carter@neurological.org.nz 021 042 8114 South Island Kellie Bain kellie.bain@neurological.org.nz 027 478 8536 Contents 2 Message from our Chief Executive 3 Brain glue holds memories longer 4 Community News 6 25th Anniversary of the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank 12 Global Burden of Disease: Traumatic Brain Injury 14 Latest Treatment Updates 19 The Christchurch Longitundinal Parkinson’s Disease Study 19 Living and Caring Book Message from our Chief Executive We hit the ground running in 2019with a rush of 14 events held around New Zealand bringing a wide variety of researchers out into the community. Each regional event enabled researchers to present to our supporters, giving them insight into the ground-breaking research their donations are funding. If you couldn’t attend our events in March, a select number of themwere recorded and will be available later this year through our website. Although we are proud of our successful events in March, we are also deeply saddened from the attacks in Christchurch on the 15March. Our thoughts and hearts go out to those affected by the horrific acts of that day. Due to the attacks on the 15March, our Dunedin and Christchurch events were postponed, for updates on when these events will be held please read through to page 5. In March I also presented the business plan to the Foundation’s Council and they approved $5M to support Projects, Fellowships, Scholarships, Conferences and the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank plus the Chair of Clinical Neurology. We’re busy reviewing the next grant round applications for discussion at the Scientific Advisory Committee in June. In May we’ll be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank with Distinguished Professor Sir Richard Faull, Professor Maurice Curtis and the Centre for Brain Research in Auckland. The Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank was founded in 1994 and since then has been a world leader in neurological research using the human brain. To finish I wanted to say an enormous THANK YOU to all of you who continue to support the Foundation both financially through your wonderful generosity and as advocates for the importance of continuing neurological research. We so value your support, without you none of this could happen. Best wishes, Rich Easton, CEO 2 Headlines