Built Environments And Child Health In WalEs And AuStralia (BEACHES)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$797,256.00
Summary
A better understanding of how the built environment drives obesity in children will inform evidence-based planning policy and practice strategies to prevent the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in future generations. We will bring together five large UK and Australian cohort studies to understand how complex and interacting built environment factors influence modifiable risk factors (physical inactivity, sedentary time, unhealthy diet) for NCD’s across childhood.
GloBal RetinAl Imaging CoNSorTium FOR AzheiMer's Disease (BRAINSTORM)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$393,099.00
Summary
The retina of the eye displays features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have developed a new way to take photos of the eye with a rainbow-coloured flash to detect signs of AD. We now want to test how this and other eye imaging methods compare with brain scans and spinal fluid tests to identify people who are at risk of AD. We will use clinical studies, artificial intelligence, mouse models of AD and donated human tissues to achieve our aims. Our goal is to improve AD detection and care.