New initiative in brain health

A new national brain research initiative intended to help New Zealanders age well with a healthy brain was launched simultaneously in Auckland and Dunedin on 22 May.

Brain Research New Zealand - Rangahau Roro Aotearoa, a new government-funded Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE), aims to use its unique combination of scientific, clinical and community connections to unlock the secrets of the ageing brain.

“We will be applying our cutting edge neuroscience research in partnership with outstanding clinicians and our growing relationships with the community, to develop a truly national, collaborative response to an issue of critical importance to all New Zealanders,” says BRNZ co-director, Professor Cliff Abraham from the University of Otago.

The Hon Steven Joyce said that all New Zealanders have a stake in the research that will be produced by Brain Research New Zealand as the ageing population presented many challenges ahead. The Minister said that the CoRE complemented the work that will be produced by the National Science Challenge Ageing Well - Kia eke kairangi ki te taikaumātuatanga.

Read the full article in Otago Bulletin:
Brain Research CoRE launched